Reframe: Paris, Texas by David Phillips November 28, 2020 2 Reframe For more than two hours of Paris, Texas’ two hour and twenty-five minutes of running time, you will likely have... Read more
Reframe: Lenny by David Phillips October 18, 2020 4 Reframe Lenny, Bob Fosse's 1974 biopic of Lenny Bruce starring Dustin Hoffman as the groundbreaking comedian occupies a strange space in... Read more
Reframe: Klute by David Phillips September 15, 2020 0 News Alan J. Pakula's character study masquerading as a first-rate (and it is first-rate) thriller, Klute, has always seemed to be... Read more
Reframe: The Dead Zone by David Phillips August 31, 2020 2 News David Cronenberg’s 1983 film based on the Stephen King novel is something of an anomaly for Cronenberg and his leading... Read more
Reframe: Kissed by David Phillips July 22, 2020 0 News When I connected with the twice Emmy-nominated cinematographer Gregory Middleton to discuss his tremendous work on Watchmen, I don't think... Read more
Reframe: Priest by David Phillips July 3, 2020 1 News Antonia Bird’s Priest begins with a crescendo. A man sits on a park bench, picks up a large wooden cross... Read more
Reframe: Fruitvale Station by David Phillips June 19, 2020 1 Reframe Normally, when I write one of these "Reframe" pieces, I re-watch the film I'm about to cover. That’s not true... Read more
Reframe: The Insider by David Phillips April 10, 2020 16 Reframe The Insider, Michael Mann’s follow up to Heat, was critically lauded. Unlike its predecessor, it was recognized by the Academy... Read more
Reframe: ‘The Drop’ by David Phillips February 25, 2020 1 Reframe It all starts with a dog. An impossibly beautiful pit bull that bartender (and maybe more) Bob Saginowski finds wounded... Read more
Reframe: Manhunter by David Phillips September 23, 2019 3 News It's an odd distinction being the least successful film with Hannibal Lecter in it. It's a fate that Michael Mann's... Read more
Reframe: Natural Born Killers by David Phillips August 29, 2019 2 News Over the last quarter century, it's hard to think of a movie more polarizing than Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers.... Read more
Reframe: HEAT by David Phillips July 12, 2019 2 Reframe It’s easy to forget that Michael Mann’s classic crime film HEAT was a relatively modest success nearly a quarter century... Read more
Reframe: American Gigolo by David Phillips June 29, 2019 6 News American Gigolo holds a somewhat odd position in Paul Schrader's career. The first two films he directed, Bue Collar and... Read more
Reframe: Philadelphia by David Phillips and Ryan Adams August 27, 2019 5 News When director Jonathan Demme’s Philadelphia was released in 1993, it was a watershed moment. As the first big studio film... Read more
Reframe: Man On Fire by David Phillips November 9, 2018 7 featured The late Tony Scott had a reputation that was forever in the shadow of his brother Ridley. His older brother... Read more
Reframe: Purple Rain by David Phillips October 2, 2018 14 featured Purple Rain arrived in theatres on July 27, 1984. Prince was a well-known and controversial musician by then. He had... Read more
Reframe: Jackie Brown by David Phillips September 15, 2018 4 featured I may not make a lot of friends saying it, but Jackie Brown to me was the last time Tarantino... Read more
John Cazale: Five For Five by David Phillips August 29, 2018 10 featured I wish John Cazale had lived long enough to make a bad movie. Not only for his own sake, or... Read more
Robby Muller And The Scar Below Nastassja Kinski’s Left Eye by David Phillips November 27, 2020 8 featured To my considerable shame, it took the death of Robby Muller to make me realize just how many of my... Read more
Reframe: Out of Sight by David Phillips July 2, 2018 20 featured It might be hard to remember that when Out of Sight came out almost 20 years ago to the day... Read more
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Critics Choice Nominates 2020 Television, Not ‘WandaVision’ (Yet) (Photo: Critics Choice) by Clarence Moye January 18, 2021 2
Consider Uggie, Episode 2: Was Uggie an LGBTQ Icon? Courtesy of MUBI/Ariztical Entertainment by Megan McLachlan January 18, 2021 0
Hunter Doohan On Adam’s Guilt and Questionable Choices for Showtime’s ‘Your Honor’ (Photo: Skip Bolen/SHOWTIME) by Joey Moser January 18, 2021 0
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‘Crown,’ ‘Ozark,’ Netflix Dominate Critics Choice TV Awards The Crown S4. Picture shows: Diana Princess of Wales (EMMA CORRIN). Filming Location: Military Hostel Front, Malaga by Clarence Moye January 18, 2021 5
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