December 22nd, 2017 by Brandon Peters
Another year of home video releases in the books. While digital and streaming continue to be a thing, the physical market is still the best possible way to view or take in your entertainment. And whatever the numbers tell you what, whether its “dying” or “doing well”, what’s clear is that the overall quality of […]
November 16th, 2016 by Aaron Neuwirth
In February, Criterion will put out the first-ever box set of Richard Linklater’s The Before Trilogy, a three-part romance and meditation on cinematic time featuring intimate performances by Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke. And that’s just one release in a month filled with extraordinary releases, including beloved films by two cinema giants: Pedro Almodóvar’s Academy […]
September 3rd, 2013 by Aaron Neuwirth
One of the best films of the year is hitting Blu-ray on October 22. Before Midnight is the third part in a trilogy from the minds of writer/director Richard Linklater and writer/stars Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. It is also one of the most exciting movies about people walking and talking that I have seen. […]
June 3rd, 2013 by Aaron Neuwirth
In the midst of all of the summer blockbusters going around, I was happy to be just as thrilled by a film that involves nothing but lengthy conversations and arguments. I am not going to be that person who tries to say that summer blockbusters are nothing compared to exquisite art house films, as I […]
May 3rd, 2012 by Aaron Neuwirth
After seeing Supporting Characters at the Newport Beach Film Festival, the next film I saw that Tuesday night was Le Skylab, written and directed by Julie Delpy. The film is a French comedy/drama that features Delpy, among many other well cast individuals, all playing the members of a large family, gathering for a reunion of […]