Tag: Arthouse Cinema

• Certain Women (2016)

  September 17, 2019

  2010s, Arthouse Cinema, Drama, Feminist

  Certain Women (2016) is based on the short stories by Maile Meloy, and set and shot in Montana, small towns and wide open plains, everything overcast and grey, filmed as a space of both beauty and loneliness. Three short narratives play out – a lawyer’s (Laura Dern) interaction with a disgruntled client (Jared Harris), a… Read.

• First Reformed (2018)

  September 13, 2019

  2010s, Arthouse Cinema, Drama

  Paul Schrader has been in the direct-to-video weeds for a few movies with mixed results (I disliked The Canyons but quite enjoyed the gonzo-noir of Dog Eat Dog). Even though critics praised First Reformed (2018) as a return to form, there was no cinema release for West Australian audiences – Schrader was still direct-to-digital; it’s… Read.