Tag: paul schrader

• The 24 Best A24 Movies

  By Christian DiMartino With the recent release of A24’s Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, I went through, did a deep dive, and I ranked every single A24 movie that I’d seen. Apparently there is a total of 117; I have seen 80. Not all of those movies are winners, but I decided to do…

  christiandimartino

  July 30, 2022

  Rankings

  a24, adam sandler, alex garland, alicia vikander, ari aster, awkwafina, barry jenkins, brie larson, christian dimartino, cmon cmon, colin farrell, david lowery, dev patel, ethan hawke, everything everywhere all at once, ex machina, film, films, first reformed, florence pugh, good time, greta gerwig, harmony korine, hereditary, james franco, janicza bravo, josh and benny safdie, kelvin harrison jr, lady bird, lee isaac chung, lenny abrahamson, lulu wang, marcel the shell with shoes on, mia goth, michelle yeoh, midsommar, minari, moonlight, morfydd clark, movie, movies, naomie harris, paul schrader, red rocket, robert eggers, robert pattinson, room, rose glass, saint maud, saoirse ronan, sean baker, simon rex, spring breakers, steven yeun, taylour paige, the daniels, the farewell, the florida project, the green knight, the killing of a sacred deer, the lighthouse, the safdies, the witch, ti west, toni collette, trey edward shults, uncut gems, waves, willem dafoe, wordpress, yorgos lanthimos, zola

• Review: The Card Counter

  

  Over the last three years or so, I’ve really grown to love the hell out of Academy Award nominee (God, that feels good) Paul Schrader. Not just as a filmmaker (see: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, Blue Collar, Light Sleeper, Auto Focus, Affliction, etc) and writer (the aforementioned films, and Taxi Driver and Raging…

  christiandimartino

  September 14, 2021

  Reviews

  christian dimartino, film, films, movie, movies, oscar isaac, paul schrader, poker, the card counter, tiffany haddish, tye sheridan, willem dafoe, wordpress

• First Time Watch: Hardcore

  

  By Christian DiMartino From the premise of Hardcore alone, this film had me in its grip. Then, I saw the movie. Paul Schrader’s Hardcore is a fascinating exploration of the lengths that one will go to out of anger, frustration, and confusion. In ways, the film reminds me a lot of Taken, minus the kidnapping, minus the prostitution…

  christiandimartino

  August 31, 2020

  First Time Watches

  christian dimartino, film, films, george c. scott, hardcore, movie, movies, paul schrader, peter boyle, wordpress

• First Time Watch: Patty Hearst (1988)

  

  1/2 By Christian DiMartino Paul Schrader is one of the greatest unsung filmmakers alive. Those familiar with his work have plenty of respect for the man, and many are familiar with his brilliant screenwriting collaborations with Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ). But not as many people are familiar with…

  christiandimartino

  August 30, 2020

  First Time Watches

  christian dimartino, film, films, movie, movies, natasha richardson, patricia hearst, patty hearst, paul schrader, ving rhames, wordpress