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3 things about Alain Guiraudie’s MISERICORDIA

Misericordia [2024] 1. He explains that he often finds excuses to run into Jérémie. 2. Silent omelets. 3. “Let’s start with sleeping.” 3 other things.

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3 things about Josh Safdie’s MARTY SUPREME

Marty Supreme [2025] 1. Handcuffed wearing a towel. 2. “I’m Hitler’s worst nightmare.” 3. A stack of dirty pictures with a couple real bills on top.

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3 things about Béla Ternovszky’s CAT CITY

Cat City [1986] 1. A music video promo for the 4 Gangsters. 2. From kimono to hang-glider. 3. Double-pleated slacks on a mouse.

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3 things about Jack Conway’s LOVE CRAZY

Love Crazy [1941] 1. Willoughby, Ward Willoughby. 2. Boob spindle. 3. “I don’t know what he expects to gain by acting like an idiot.” “Isn’t he always like that?” 3 other things.

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3 things about Lynne Ramsay’s DIE MY LOVE

Die My Love [2025] 1. “I know it’s not New York, but it’s ours.” 2. Sleepwalking with a rifle. 3. An imaginary performance of “The Beast in Me.”

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3 things about Harold Clurman’s DEADLINE AT DAWN

Deadline at Dawn [1946] 1. Non compos mentis. 2. “If she cut off her head, she’d be very pretty.” 3. Too late to save his cat, his soulmate.

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A selected inventory of 2025.

By the numbers … 215: feature films I watched in 2025 (35 of which I viewed in a theater) 42: books I read in 2025 21: pizzas we ordered from The Art of Pizza 21: pizzas we ordered from Tortorice’s … Continue reading

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3 things about Bai Gan’s RESURRECTION

Resurrection [2025] 1. Melting theatre. 2. Peeing on the Buddha. 3. Hanging upside down on New Year’s Eve, 1999.

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What I Watched in 2025: My 10 Favorite Films

BLACK BAG [2025, directed by Steven Soderbergh] THE BRUTALIST [2025, directed by Brady Corbet] HIS THREE DAUGHTERS [2023, directed by Azazel Jacobs] HOME BEFORE DARK [1958, directed by Mervyn LeRoy] I’M NO LONGER HERE [2019, directed by Luis Fernando Frías … Continue reading

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3 things about Anthony Harvey’s THE LION IN WINTER

The Lion in Winter [1968] 1. Candle clocks. 2. “The day those stout hearts band together is the day that pigs get wings.” “There’ll be pork in the treetops come morning.” 3. She encourages her to try on the crown … Continue reading

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