Since the bulk of September and October are given over to festival life each year (here's all that business wrapped up for you) there's less time for randomness which is in some ways our favorite thing about blogging about the cinema. But since we haven't done an ICYMI best of since August, here are 16 things you might have missed that you should check out:
- This is Halloween Salim's cinematic evocation of the season
- The Furniture: The Beguiled Daniel gazes into the plaster haze
- Elizabeth Debicki as Virginia Woolf Murtada takes a first look
- Martyr Mothers of Aronofsky Jorge wonders if the director has mommy issues?
- Two for the Road (1967) Tim's fiftieth anniversary revisit
- Podcast 9.9 Battle of the Sexes, Beach Rats and mother! discussed
- Academy Expels Weinstein Nathaniel sees the end of an era
- Smackdown 85 The Color Purple, Agnes of God, and more
- 5 Takeaways from the Success of It Spencer lists it out
- 15 Oscar Hopeful Documentaries Glenn surveys the DOC NYC list
- Black Swan (2010) Visuals Ilich looks back at the balletic madness
- Joan Fontaine in Rebecca (1940) Eric sees it for the first time!
- Karen Allen Jose talks to the Raiders of the Lost Ark star
- Soundtracking: Rocky Horror Picture Show Chris does the "Time Warp" again
and Best Ofs...
- Fav Actresses of 2017 (thus far) excluding the Oct-Dec women
- Fav Actors of 2017 (thus far) excluding the Oct-Dec men
- Fav Films of 2017 (thus far) excluding the Oct-Dec releases
COMING IN NOVEMBER
The 1944 Smackdown, Call Me By Your Name, Coco, James Ivory interview, Greta Gerwig interview, Lois Smith interview, Thor: Ragnarok fun, Nathaniel in Los Angeles for AFI festivities, Lady Bird, Donald Sutherland and Agnes Varda's Honorary Oscars, Murder on the Orient Express, Three Billboards, and of course lots of Oscar talk as the race heats up while the temperature cools down.