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L’avventura (1960). Reviewed by Film Matters Fall 2017 Editorial Board
L’avventura Criterion Blu-ray Review from Liza Palmer Contributors: Catherine Colson, Jamie Foley, JT Fritsch, Sean Gallagher, Danet Grabbe, Breanna Grim, Matthew Johnson, Garrett Neal, Cheyenne Puga, Austin Grey, Ethan Schneier, Anthony Wilson, and K. M. Wise.
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Groundhog Day: The Day Before Tomorrow. Reviewed by Luke Batten
“If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” –Steve Jobs Phil Connors (Bill Murray) brings a whole new meaning to this carpe diem sentiment in Groundhog Day (1993). Self-centred TV weatherman … Continue reading
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Pluralism as Penance: Pablo Larraín’s The Club. Reviewed by Stephen Borunda
Pablo Larraín’s unorthodox drama The Club (2015) centers on a company of dishonored parochial members that live just outside a small beach community named La Boca (The Mouth) in central Chile. While the setting of the film may be unfamiliar … Continue reading
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“Harv” Documentary to Screen at Greenwich Village Film Festival
Celebrating the Life of One of the Original “Mad Men” The Greenwich Village Film Festival will host the world premiere of the documentary, Harv on October 25, 2017. Shot during the final three months of Harvard Toback’s life, this touching … Continue reading
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To Choose in La La Land. Reviewed by Elham Shabani
How many times have we had to decide between two seemingly equal opportunities? Probably a great many! Such is the case with the life of the two main characters in the Oscar-winning musical La La Land. The movie was released … Continue reading
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The Dissolution of Naivety is the Dissolution of Transformation: Andrés Wood’s Machuca (2004). Reviewed by Stephen Borunda
“My poor, un-white thing! Weep not nor rage. I know, too well, that the curse of God lies heavy on you. Why? That is not for me to say, but be brave! Do your work in your lowly sphere, praying … Continue reading
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FM 8.1 (2017) Has Been Released!
Film Matters is pleased to usher in our volume 8 year with FM 8.1 (2017) — and with a fabulous cover! In this issue, you’ll find the following peer-reviewed feature articles: Rethinking Racialized Cinema: A Critical Examination of Representations of Afro-Brazilians in … Continue reading
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Announcing the Winner of the 2017 Film Matters Masoud Yazdani Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Film Scholarship
Film Matters is very pleased to announce the winner of the third annual Masoud Yazdani Award, Ouma Amadou, for her FM 7.3 (2016) article, “Constructing (Black) Girlhood: Americanization, Assimilation, and Ambivalence.” Ouma is a student at the University of Missouri-Columbia, where she studies film. Her … Continue reading
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Call for Undergraduate Reviewers
Film Matters is seeking current undergraduate students to review a few Criterion releases for us. The available items are listed below: Criterions (if a title has TAKEN by it, it has already been claimed): The Breaking Point Blu-ray (Curtiz, 1950) — TAKEN … Continue reading
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I Am Jane Doe (2017). Reviewed by Ariana Aboulafia
Every once in a while, a film – in this case, a documentary – comes along on a particular topic that is so eye-opening that it makes you stop and ask yourself how in the hell you didn’t know about … Continue reading
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