The Enigma Of Kaspar Hauser (1974)

Being a fan of director Werner Herzog, I’ve always been meaning to watch The Enigma Of Kaspar Hauser (1974; Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle; Every Man for Himself and God Against All) as one of his acclaimed works from the 1970s New Wave of German Cinema. I always assumed it would be arduous […]

Images (1972)

There’s something very eerie about a misty, green countryside and being alone in an old house. This is one aspect to the atmosphere of Images (1972), which Robert Altman directed after McCabe and Mrs Miller, an underrated psychological thriller that has gotten more attention in recent years. Susannah York plays Cathryn, an author of children’s […]

Close-Up (1990)

What a magic trick this movie is. An odd courtroom case is filmed by the camera, the person charged is studied in the frame, everyday people are asked to become actors and recreate what they experienced, and the result offers a complexity of meanings and readings, but also depending on your viewing experience, it also […]

The Magician (1958)

I was inspired to watch Ingmar Bergman’s The Magician (1958; Ansiktet) by Tracy Letts and Carrie Coon including it in an article for The AV Club where they planned a 24 hour film festival line up. When I read about Bergman, this film doesn’t come up as much as a title and it feels like […]

The Basilisks (1963)

I’ve only seen one Lina Wertmuller movie and that was Love And Anarchy, which was great. Wertmuller’s debut film The Basilisks (1963; I basilischi aka The Lizards) was featured in the Mubi library in a remastered new edition. One sleepy Saturday morning, I decided to take a gamble on it and after the five minutes, […]