Now Screening: Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’
Panahi’s masterwork of a revenge thriller exactingly traces how evil, once inflicted, metastasizes within our souls and eventually overtakes us.
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The Story of an Extraordinary Woman, Played by an Extraordinary Deneuve
What could have been another dusty spousal biopic becomes a sly takedown of political ego, staged with couture precision. Léa Domenach delivers the outline; Deneuve does the damage. The result is a sly, seductive power study.
Better Learning Through Criterion: The Five Best Films to Buy For Your Collection
Working in the music/DVD room at my local Barnes & Noble indeed has its pros and cons. But perhaps the biggest struggle for us film geeks on the payroll is resisting the urge to blow through our wages the two times a year when the Criterion Collection goes on sale for 50 percent off.
