On the "Midwest films" of Raphael D. Silver (1930-2013) and Joan Micklin Silver (1935-2020).
IN MEMORIAM: JOAN MICKLIN SILVER
Film
FILM REVIEW: “MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM”
Directed by George C. Wolfe. US, 2020, 94 minutes. Available on Netflix.
SPECIAL FEATURE: IMAGES OF 2020
The moving images we'll remember the year by—whether they be movies, television shows, Twitch streams, wrestling matches, or whatever else...
FILM REVIEW: “ON THE ROCKS”
Written, co-produced, and directed by Sofia Coppola. US, 2020, 97 minutes. Available with subscription on AppleTV+.
NOTES ON: “HAM ON RYE”
Co-written and directed by Tyler Taormina. US, 2020, 85 minutes. Available on virtual cinema platforms.
FILM REVIEW: “SOUND OF METAL”
Written and directed by Darius Marder. US, 2020, 130 minutes. Now playing at the Kendall Square Cinema. Available with subscription to Amazon Prime beginning December 4.
FEATURE INTERVIEW: JOHNNY HICKEY AND THE CREATURES OF “HABITUAL”
Director Johnny Hickey drops new psychological drug thriller despite pandemic hurdles.
FILM REVIEW: “TIME”
Directed by Garrett Bradley. US, 2020, 81 minutes. Available with subscription to Amazon Prime.
FILM REVIEW: “CITY HALL”
Produced, directed, and edited by Frederick Wiseman. US, 2020, 272 minutes. Available on virtual cinema platforms.
FESTIVAL REPORT: REVIVALS AT NYFF 2020
Reviews of films played in the Revivals program of the 58th annual New York Film Festival.
