8 years ago
All posts by Matt Hughes
The Claire Denis Retrospective
Claire Denis is a woman of few words, so I shall use that as an excuse to introduce this retrospective briefly. Though I have seen all of Denis' features now, it feels to me that we barely know each other, that the more we learn, the more we know we do not kno...
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“Norte, The End of History” Is Lav Diaz’s Greatest Achievement To Date
During the intermission for Norte, The End of History, the fellow next to me mused that during the first scene, the wife could be seen wandering around in the background. He had a keen eye he was eager to show off, and at this point I felt like I'd just walked...
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“Jodorowsky’s Dune”: Revealing a Visionary
A review of the documentary entitled "Jodorowsky's Dune".
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The Lav Diaz Retrospective
Due to the elusive nature of Diaz's works his films are very difficult to find unless you're looking or living in the right places. The ones who are lucky enough to stumble upon his pictures often find themselves with nothing more than VHS tape level of qualit...
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The Richard Linklater Retrospective: The Wayward and The Future
Taking a third glance backward here, and it isn't the pretty sight it once was, not at all, but the gleaming iridescence of Linklater's greatest works will always shine bright enough to create a fond attitude of sentimental warmth, one that will never truly di...
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The Richard Linklater Retrospective: The Trembling Begins
Here we are witness to a sea of mangled intent, to stop here and dissect what we know and what we see before us is to still lay in a bed of adoration. There are few misfires, and the misfires could be swiftly forgiven. If Richard Linklater had not survived 200...
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The Richard Linklater Retrospective: A Romantic and Cynical Artist Unleashed
So here are the four films that build the voice. One of unbridled optimism, one of ceaseless cynicism, one an amalgamation of every lost and found soul in the city of slackers, and one a pinnacle of romanticism that asks the viewer in which way, cynicism or ro...
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The Richard Linklater Retrospective: An Introduction and The Beginning of A Voice
Richard Linklater is unquestionably a wayward director, but that wasn't always the case. There was once a young auteur who had a distinct voice, a voice unrelenting and indomitable, a voice of malaise, of discontent, of alienation, a voice that equivocally con...
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