Author: Patrick Preziosi

Patrick Preziosi is a freelance critic from Brooklyn, NY. He’s written about film, music and literature for photogénie, Ultra Dogme, Metrograph Edition, Little White Lies, America Magazine, and Screen Slate.

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BLOODY NOSE, EMPTY POCKETS

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (Bill and Turner Ross, 2020), Department of Motion Pictures, USA, colour, sound, 98 minutes
Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (Bill Ross and Turner Ross, 2020), Department of Motion Pictures, USA, colour, sound, 98 minutes

The Ross Brothers carefully construct an artificial environment, and let alcohol govern the flow

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THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND

The King of Staten Island (Dir. Judd Apatow, 2020), Universal, USA, 35mm, colour, sound, 136 minutes, Scott Carlin (Pete Davidson)
The King of Staten Island (Dir. Judd Apatow, 2020), Universal, USA, 35mm, colour, sound, 136 minutes, Scott Carlin (Pete Davidson)

Writer-comedian Pete Davidson is given the signature Apatow treatment and the jokes occur more organically than ever

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CAPONE

Capone (Josh Trank, 2020), Vertical Entertainment, USA, DCP, colour, sound, 104 minutes, Al Capone (Tom Hardy)
Capone (Josh Trank, 2020), Vertical Entertainment, USA, DCP, colour, sound, 104 minutes, Al Capone (Tom Hardy)

Josh Trank returns and hedges his bets on a signature Tom Hardy performance

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LIBERTÉ

Liberté (Albert Serra, 2019), Cinema Guild, France/Portugal/Spain, DCP, colour, sound, 132 minutes
Liberté (Albert Serra, 2019), Cinema Guild, France / Portugal / Spain, DCP, colour, sound, 132 minutes

Albert Serra pushes cinematic limits, but the results fall short of aspired subversion

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MUBI Review

EMA

Ema (Pablo Larraín, 2019), MUBI, Chile, colour, sound, 107 minutes, Ema (Mariana Di Girolamo), Gastón (Gael García Bernal)
Ema (Pablo Larraín, 2019), MUBI, Chile, colour, sound, 107 minutes, Ema (Mariana Di Girolamo), Gastón (Gael García Bernal)

Pablo Larraín couches conventionality in otherwise vibrant cinematic tricks

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CAMINO SKIES

Camino Skies (Noel Smyth and Fergus Grady, 2019), Curzon Home Cinema, Australia / New Zealand, DCP, colour, sound, 80 minutes
Camino Skies (Noel Smyth and Fergus Grady, 2019), Curzon Home Cinema, Australia / New Zealand, DCP, colour, sound, 80 minutes

Fergus Grady and Noel Smyth’s polite travelogue fails both its setting and subjects

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NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS

Never Rarely Sometimes Always (Eliza Hittman, 2020), Focus Features, USA, 16mm, colour, sound, 100 minutes, Autumn (Sidney Flanigan)
Never Rarely Sometimes Always (Eliza Hittman, 2020), Focus Features, USA, 16mm, colour, sound, 100 minutes, Autumn (Sidney Flanigan)

Eliza Hittman’s startling empathetic feature is one of rigorous restraint, channeling its importance within the smallest gestures

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SYSTEM CRASHER

System Crasher / Systemsprenger (Nora Fingscheidt, 2020), Germany, colour, sound, 125 Minutes, Bernadette "Benni" Klaaß (Helena Zengel)
System Crasher / Systemsprenger (Nora Fingscheidt, 2020), Germany, colour, sound, 125 Minutes, Bernadette "Benni" Klaaß (Helena Zengel)

Combustible, if predictable, Nora Fingscheidt anchors her debut in one truly nerve-shredding child performance

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THE WILD GOOSE LAKE

The Wild Goose Lake / Nan Fang Che Zhan De Ju Hui / 南方车站的聚会 (Diao Yi’nan, 2020), MUBI, China, DCP, colour, sound, 113 Minutes, Ge Hu (Zenong Zhou)
The Wild Goose Lake / 南方车站的聚会 (Diao Yi’nan, 2020), MUBI, China, DCP, colour, sound, 113 Minutes, Ge Hu (Zenong Zhou)

Diao Yi’nan tempers the surrealist violence of his latest neo-noir film with knotty and fascinating social undercurrents

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Essay

AGEING AT THE MOVIES: THE IRISHMAN, WELCOME TO MARWEN & THE MULE

The Irishman (Martin Scorsese, 2019), Netflix, USA, 35mm, colour, sound, 209 minutes, Frank "Irish" Sheeran (Robert De Niro)
The Irishman (Martin Scorsese, 2019), Netflix, USA, 35mm, colour, sound, 209 minutes, Frank "Irish" Sheeran (Robert De Niro)

Do the Old Guard of American filmmakers have anything left to say? More than most, it turns out