French and French-language Films
Diary of a Chambermaid: a bleak and realist comedy offering
Luis Bunuel, “Diary of a Chambermaid” (1964) Of the Spanish director’s late-autumn career in which
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Batman (Season 2, Episodes 51 / 52: A Piece of the Action / Batman’s Satisfaction): two sets of heroes wasted in a mundane plot with a mundane villain
Oscar Rudolph, “Batman (Season 2, Episodes 51 / 52: A Piece of the Action / Batman’s
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The Death of Stalin: an unfunny and insulting comedy satire lacking in imagination and original ideas
Armando Iannucci, “The Death of Stalin” (2017) A British-made comedy satire about the death of
Inherent Vice: a faithful if meandering and flat adaptation of a Thomas Pynchon neo-noir comedy
Paul Thomas Anderson, “Inherent Vice” (2014) Director Paul Thomas Anderson must be commended for daring
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The Phantom Thread: best viewed as a comedy romance that turns into a tedious and repetitive ordeal
Paul Thomas Anderson, “The Phantom Thread” (2017) If viewed as a comedy romance about a
Downsizing: an uneven satirical science fiction comedy commenting on various social, economic and political issues
Alexander Payne, “Downsizing” (2017) For most viewers, perhaps the more interesting part of this long
Batman: The Movie – a cult bad-movie masterpiece with a daring and subversive edge
Leslie H Martinson, “Batman: The Movie” (1966) In an age when comic book superheroes were
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Pride + Prejudice + Zombies: affectionate spoof historical comedy drama / horror film mash-up could have promised more
Burr Steers, “Pride + Prejudice + Zombies” (2016) At long last, instead of yet another
Animation and live action make “Doctor Who: Shada” a better story than the original plot would suggest
Pennant Roberts, “Doctor Who: Shada” (2017) Not often do particular adventures in the long-running “Doctor
Adam Ruins Everything (Season 2, Episode 16: Adam Ruins the Future): this episode should have gone out on a high note
Tim Wilkime, “Adam Ruins Everything (Season 2, Episode 16: Adam Ruins the Future)” (2017) As