‘American Movie’ and ‘Original Cast Album: Company’: a creative marathon vs a sprint
Creative resilience and the pursuit of perfection.
Author: Emily Ruuskanen Archives: 02/2025
Juliette Binoche: an uncomfortable reckoning with jealousy and performance in ‘Clouds of Sils Maria’
An uncomfortable reckoning with truth and power.
Why George Clooney turned down $35m for an airline commercial: “We decided it’s not worth it”
Someone with a moral compass.
‘Husbands’: emasculation through the mundanity of the American dream
An uncomfortable critique of American masculinity.
When Jack Nicholson couldn’t get an audition for ‘The Graduate’: “I remember how furious I was”
A struggle to get his foot in the door.
Disillusion and denial through the eyes of Mads Mikkelsen in ‘Open Hearts’
Full of pity and contempt.
Why Robert Redford’s ‘An Unfinished Life’ was buried by the studio: “It does not feel good”
An unfair distribution deal.
The weirdest British movie ever made: ‘The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover’
A beautifully nauseating watch.
