Tag Archives: John Magaro

Past Lives review — Gorgeously intimate, romantic tale told over decades

July 2, 2023 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Celine Song | 105 min | ▲▲▲▲▲ | Amazon Prime Celine Song is a Canadian-Korean playwright, this is her debut feature film. It's shockingly mature for a first timer, suggesting not only that writing for the stage has provided chops in her cinematic storytelling, but that she's got a terrific eye… Read More

Showing Up review — Kelly Reichardt’s indie spirit reemerges

June 8, 2023 flawintheiris

Directed by Kelly Reichardt | Written by Reichardt and Jonathan Raymond | 107 min | ▲▲▲▲△ | Carbon Arc Cinema The corner of American indie cinema that Reichardt comfortably inhabits is akin to indie folk rock of the early 2000s — entirely lo-fi and earnest and in no hurry to get where it's going. I… Read More

First Cow review — Meditative western explores male friendship

July 21, 2020 flawintheiris

Directed by Kelly Reichardt | Written by Reichardt and Jonathan Raymond, from Raymond's novel | 122 min | Crave Plus Reichardt makes lyrical, gentle films about human connection, like a cinematic equivalent to folk music, which when her films are period-set, might be described as Americana. I've conjured that comparison while, admittedly, having only seen… Read More