David Ehrlich

11/26/14

Eric Rohmer’s late masterpiece A Summer’s Tale makes its way into U.S. homes

Beneath the breezy (if bittersweet and bluntly haunting) films of the deceased Eric Rohmer lies a profound arrogance…

11/25/14

The Kingdom Of Dreams And Madness looks behind the curtain of Studio Ghibli

“Filmmaking only brings suffering.” So declares legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki a little more than halfway into…

11/13/14

Red Army tells the other side of Miracle’s underdog sports story

It’s been more than 20 years since Alexei Kovalev became the first Russian-born player to have his name engraved on…

11/6/14

Open Windows attempts to disguise a revenge movie in a voyeuristic techno-thriller

Each of Nacho Vigalondo’s features has been predicated upon the chemical reaction between two wildly disparate but…

10/30/14

The more straightforward Point And Shoot seems, the more deceptive it becomes

What if Grizzly Man had ended differently? What if Timothy Treadwell—who was ultimately killed by the same bears…

10/23/14

John Hawkes can’t jazz up the jazzman biopic Low Down

Perhaps the best thing that can be said about Jeff Preiss’ Low Down is that it opens by committing one of the…

10/23/14

The Edward Snowden doc Citizenfour is less film than monumental event

It’s difficult to critically engage with Citizenfour, as—experienced in the here and now—Laura Poitras’ landmark…

10/16/14

Studio Ghibli delivers a new masterpiece with The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya

A devastating and deceptively simple tale adapted from 10th-century folklore, Isao Takahata’s The Tale Of The…

10/9/14

One Chance gives a talent-show sensation the corny biopic treatment

The YouTube video of Paul Potts—a mobile phone salesman from South Wales, singing “Nessun Dorma” on Britain’s Got…

10/2/14

Last Hijack uses animation to explore the past and present of a Somali pirate

Last Hijack is a documentary that only exists because of the incredible access that was granted to the filmmakers.…

10/1/14

Just in time for Halloween, Criterion releases horror classic The Innocents

“I can’t judge you, Miss. A body can only judge themselves.” So Mrs. Grose (Megs Jenkins), the housekeeper of a…

9/25/14

Advanced Style is a charming but thin ode to aged fashionistas

“I never wanted to look young. I wanted to look great.” So says one of the stylish subjects of Lina Plioplyte’s…

9/16/14

There’s a big something lurking late into this brother-sister road comedy

Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: Both the…

9/4/14

Right-On & Dumbass present: The Totally Xtreme 2014 Fall Movie Preview (Part 2)

Yesterday, The A.V. Club led a guided tour of all the dope and whack movies opening between now and Halloween,…

9/3/14

With Vengeance Is Mine, Imamura leaves the motives of a murderer mysterious

The Shohei Imamura interview included with the new Criterion Collection Blu-ray of Vengeance Is Mine barely touches…

9/3/14

Right-On & Dumbass present: The Totally Xtreme 2014 Fall Movie Preview (Part 1)

For the annual fall movie preview, The A.V. Club turned things over to its well-known and beloved characters Dumbass…

8/19/14

There’s Herzogian humor to the eco doc The Expedition To The End Of The World

In the summer of 2011, a motley crew of Danish artists and scientists boarded a three-masted schooner and set sail…

8/7/14

James Cameron embarks on another Deepsea Challenge, this one in front of the camera

James Cameron might be the closest thing the early 21st century has to its own Howard Hughes: He hasn’t begun…

7/24/14

The “trueish” tale of a con artist who masqueraded as a great artist

Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: The…

7/16/14

How often is the fifth entry in a series the best?

Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: If the…

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