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These Films Sleep Well: Hardcore (1979, Paul Schrader)
Another of Paul Schrader's variations on The Searchers is examined.
These Films Sleep Well: The Auteurs Website and Riviera (2005, Villaceque)
The new Auteurs website is tested with the little known French drama, Riviera.
These Films Sleep Well: Crash (1996, David Cronenberg)
Cronenberg's darkly sexual psychodrama, Crash, summarized.
These Films Sleep Well: Spare Parts (2003, Damjan Kozole)
Spare Parts is an excellent bare-bones exploration of the darker side of the human psyche.
These Films Sleep Well: The Happening (2008, M. Night Shyamalan)
In defense of The Happening.
These Films Sleep Well: Le Testament du Docteur Cordelier (1959, Jean Renoir)
One of Renoir's lesser known works examined.
These Films Sleep Well: The Rest of the Thin Man Series (1936-1947, W.S. Dyke)
The Thin Man sequels examined.
These Films Sleep Well: Ghostbusters II (1989, Ivan Reitman)
Ghostbusters II is back, and deserves some recognition.
These Films Sleep Well: Five Minutes, Mr. Welles (2004, Vincent D'Onofrio)
Vincent D'Onofrio's short film, Five Minutes Mr. Welles, is analyzed.
These Films Sleep Well: I Live In Fear (1955, Akira Kurosawa)
Kurosawa documents a man's, and society's, descent into madness. I Live In Fear remains another of his forgotten masterpieces.
These Films Sleep Well: Day of the Dead (1985, George A. Romero)
While Dawn and Night are respected masterpieces, it's time Day gets the respect it deserves.
These Films Sleep Well: Payback Straight Up (2005, Brian Helgeland)
The underrated director's cut of Payback deserves reconsideration.
These Films Sleep Well: The Proposition (2005, John Hillcoat)
A proposition and The Proposition.