One thing I find pretty consistent in my liking of a movie is the long take. It’s both technically impressive but also just feels so much less manipulative than lots of quick takes, close-ups, and reverse shots. They show a moment’s true time and choreography.
Thinking of this because I just saw “Deep Crimson” (1996) — and, oooh boy — there are long takes with pans that are virtuosic. And in the age of film too, it’s truly impressive.
Wow. “Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets” (2020) renewed my #sobre card for another year. This quasi-documentary (really a drunken improv exercise) is the best movie about the closing of a dive bar since “Last Night at the Alamo.”
I didn’t find it a warm & fuzzy alcohol film, though it is compassionate for its characters. But it reminded me of all the reasons drunken conversations are so pointless, with all the declarations and forgettable epiphanies.
On the #CriterionChannel
@fskornia For sure. It’s the only big one we pay for.
We should start hashtagging #CriterionChannel for recommendations.
‘The Aggressives’ & ‘Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later’ Land At The Criterion Channel
#News #CriterionChannel #DanielPeddle
https://deadline.com/2026/06/aggressives-beyond-the-aggressives-criterion-channel-1236941744/
Now showing on the #criterionchannel : “Lumière Le Cinema”. 130 year old 50 second films by the Lumière bros. that show how the art of film got its start. Beautifully restored & shown at natural speed with a narrative that ties it all together. We live at a special time: Pick a year from 1895 to now & you can see images of how real people lived. Amazing. A critic at the time these came out said, “…death is not absolute anymore.” #movies #film #cinema #silentfilm
Bi Gan’s Cannes Winner ‘Resurrection’ to Stream on Criterion Channel, With Home-Video Release to Follow (EXCLUSIVE)
Bi Gan’s Cannes Winner ‘Resurrection’ to Stream on Criterion Channel, With Home-Video Release to Follow (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #BiGan #CannesFilmFestival #CriterionChannel #Resurrection
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/bi-gan-resurrection-criterion-channel-1236684372/
Legendary Stuntman Buddy Joe Hooker on Defying Death for 70 Years, from Setting the Cannon Roll Record to Burt Reynolds’ Movie About His Life
Legendary Stuntman Buddy Joe Hooker on Defying Death for 70 Years, from Setting the Cannon Roll Record to Burt Reynolds’ Movie About His Life
#IndieWire #Features #InterviewsCelebrityInterviewsInsiderTakes #BuddyJoeHooker #CriterionChannel #Film #Interviews
https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/buddy-joe-hooker-stunts-interview-1235182902/
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