Top 20 Films of 2020: Part II
Now that Netflix and other streaming services have become our virtual movie theaters, the potential for long-form storytelling has been explored like never before. In addition to this list ranking […]
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Of Mice and Women: The Strange Unraveling of Cinderella
As a counterpoint to my recent article on “Cinderella,” I’m pleased to present the following essay by my cherished colleague, Rob Walker of ChannelAwesome.com. In a key scene in Kenneth […]
“Cinderella” (1950) VS “Cinderella” (2015)
It was the holiday season of 1987. Disney had rereleased its 1950 feature, “Cinderella,” in theaters on November 20th, and my parents decided to take their one-year-old son (full disclosure: […]
Neither Safe Nor Still: The Genius of Julianne Moore
Throughout her extraordinary career, Julianne Moore has often excelled at playing characters who are ostracized. Consider her 1950s housewife who develops forbidden feelings for her black neighbor in “Far from […]
Five Trailers That Upstaged Their Own Movies
The “Godzilla” reboot from Gareth Edwards was a reasonably diverting spectacle, though it doesn’t hold a candle to its own magnificent teaser trailer. Brilliantly utilizing the ferocious tones of Bryan […]
Deconstructing Woody Allen
“I just met a wonderful new man. He’s fictional but you can’t have everything.”—Cecilia (Mia Farrow) in “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985) There’s a scene toward the end of […]
Indie Outlook’s Two Cents on Oscars 2014
With the 2014 Academy Award nominees announced early this morning, Indie Outlook offers its instinctive predictions for each category: who will win, should win and should’ve been nominated. For a […]
Indie Outlook Picks the 2013 Nominees
As awards groups around the globe scramble to assemble their list of nominees in all the major categories, Indie Outlook couldn’t resist putting together its own. If Indie Outlook picked […]
Top Ten Female Performances in a Woody Allen Film
If there is anything that has remained consistent in the films of Woody Allen, it has been the juicy complexity of his female characters, from Tina Vitale and Linda Ash […]
