Stories By Nicholas Bell
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Disc Reviews
Criterion Collection: The Confession|Blu-ray Review
June 2, 2015Criterion adds two more early works of auteur Costa-Gavras to the collection, rounding out his early...
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Disc Reviews
Criterion Collection: The Merchant of Four Seasons |Blu-ray Review
June 2, 2015“We’re all pigs,” remarks a character late in Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1971 classic The Merchant of...
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Disc Reviews
Jupiter Ascending | Blu-ray Review
June 2, 2015Premiering as the ‘secret screening’ at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival shortly before its theatrical premiere,...
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The Conversation
The Conversation: To Cannes and Back
June 1, 2015Unfortunately, this year’s main competition line-up at the Cannes Film Festival ended up being something of...
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Reviews
Tu dors Nicole | Review
May 29, 2015Sleep, Perchance to Dream: Lafleur’s Eccentric Portrait of One Hazy Summer Quebecois filmmaker Stephane Lafleur’s third...
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Reviews
Nightingale | Review
May 28, 2015On Yon Bloomy Spray: Oyelowo Dominates Lester’s One Set Drama Director Elliott Lester, best known for...
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Reviews
Güeros | Review
May 28, 2015Like it’s 1999: Ruizpalacios’ Sprightly Directorial Debut There’s something in the air of Alonso Ruizpalacios’ directorial...
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Disc Reviews
Criterion Collection: Limelight | Blu-ray Review
May 27, 2015Though he would actually direct other features, including the ill received 1967 A Countess From Hong...
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Reviews
I Believe In Unicorns | Review
May 25, 2015Oh Them Silly Unicorns: Meyerhoff’s Coming of Age Debut Prizes Style Over Substance Director Leah Meyerhoff...
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Reviews
The Japanese Dog | Review
May 23, 2015Echoes of Autumn: Jurgiu’s Understated Debut Tender, Unmemorable Inevitably, it’s difficult to consider the merits of...