Hitchcock/Truffaut
Intelligent cinematic insights from the masters
Movies
The Lady in The Van
Maggie Smith, 80 and never better
Noma My Perfect Storm
Ants on a shrimp at the “World’s Best Restaurant”
Wanko Soba
99 bowls of soba on the wall, 99 bowls of soba…
Florence Foster Jenkins
Discordant, but without a false note
Louder Than Bombs
A complex, melancholic thrill ride
Kill Your Friends
One-note, nihilistic naughtiness
Nine Lives
Neutered switched-consciousness hairball
Born to Be Blue
Let’s get lost
Nicky’s Family
Modest heroism
Freeheld
A moving story, poorly told
Tokyo’s Nakano Broadway
A cathedral walk of anime and gaming heaven.