Diva

Peel away the Taiwanese bootlegging ring, the white slaver syndicate, the seemingly supernatural zen duo, and all of the other pulp trappings and you're left with a story so slight yet resonant that it could've easily been one of Rohmer's Comedies + Proverbs: the…

Liz

compared to some of his contemporaries (i'm looking at you, Besson) Beineix is downright patient, painterly. he cuts sparingly, makes space for lengthy wide shots, and subdivides frames with lighting. this doesn't seen quite as extravagant now as it must once have appeared,…

matt lynch

First time watch for me! And the Kino Lorber Special Edition Blu-ray was the way to do it. Blu-ray Extras Include: - NEW Audio Commentary by Film Critic and Author Simon Abrams - Scene Specific Audio Commentary by Director Jean-Jacques Beineix - Introduction by…

Sean Baker

Nighttime by the lights of a bright, blue dream. Voices that sing, voices that whisper, all active in pursuit of hook, crook, or wave; la passion de l’artiste et les dissimulations du criminel; and in between these we have ourselves, the admirers and observers, just trying…

Jerry

Quick shout-out to this movie's heroic attempt to bring back the once ubiquitous, sadly extinct knife-throwing-villain trope.

Joe

there’s a scene where a guy talks about the zen of buttering bread, incredible

Kyle Turner

Best chase scene I’ve seen in a while. I just wish the absurdity were more consistent.

Taylor Williams

cinéma du COOL B-) narratively hard to unpack but no less mesmerizing. would've been a good midnight movie date. popcorn, candy, soda to stay awake.

KYK

Based on the 1978 crime novel of the same name by Daniel Odier (writing under the pseudonym Delacorta) this is an adaptation that is simmering in execution. It is directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, a credited architecture of the French film movement of the 80s and 90s which…

Paul Elliott