Tag: 1960s
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‘The Story of a Three-Day Pass’: An Early Triumph for Melvin Van Peebles
Van Peebles would only get bigger — and bolder.
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Small Gestures, Big Problems in ‘Charulata’
On Satyajit Ray’s masterful romantic drama.
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Crown Jewels
You like living inside ‘The Thomas Crown Affair.’
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Favorite Discoveries of 2023
The best movies I watched this year not released in 2023.
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Odds & Ends: November 2023
Notes from the last month.
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The Bold and Bawdy Sex Comedy of ‘Vixen!’
Russ Meyer’s commercial breakthrough is a fascinating nexus point in his career.
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Odds & Ends: October 2023
Halloween movies, 2023 edition.
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‘The Witch’s Mirror’: Inventive, To-the-Point Gothic Horror from Mexico
This 75-minute movie makes so many narrative pivots that it can feel like several films in one. That isn’t a bad thing.
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The Dark Beauty of ‘Elvira Madigan’
Detractors tend to say that the overwhelming pastoralism of Bo Widerberg’s doomed romance undermines the bleak direction in which the film eventually goes. That’s hardly the case.
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‘Fuego’ Lives Up to Its Title
Isabel Sarli has genuine star power.
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‘The Pornographers’ is an Amiable Dark Comedy
Shōhei Imamura’s dark comedy has a lot more on its mind than just sex for money.
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‘Cactus Flower’ Makes It Seem Easy to Do Comedy
Everybody is on their A game in this pitch-perfect farce.
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