Opinion by A. C. Miller If you’ve ever seen a Woody Allen film, you know his style of humor. He usually portrays someone down on his luck in some mundane, obscure, or self-inflicting way. And, […]
Referred to by an assenting Susan Sontag as “the phenomenon of the twenties,” Leonard Zelig captured the Jazz Age imagination of an adoring global populace. As recounted in Woody Allen’s Zelig, however, such capricious popularity […]
For one to have the sort of staggering, decades-spanning productivity enjoyed by Woody Allen, one also has to accept a corresponding range in quality. And to be sure, Allen has had his fair share of […]
It’s hard to believe that at one point, the most controversial issue surrounding Woody Allen was whether or not he should be making serious movies. Should he stick to the flat-out comedies that launched his […]
The first Friday of every month, we here at The Retro Set offer up a pick from FilmStruck that we think is worth your while, whether it’s a classic, a hard to find gem or […]
There are currently two films in theatres that have a couple things in common. They will undoubtedly garner Oscar attention, and they are both about the same Cold War period in the US , tackling […]
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