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May 17, 2023

Criterion Prediction #275: Chocolat, by Alexander Miller

Title: Chocolat Year: 1988 Director: Claire Denis Cast: Isaach De Bankolé, Cécile Ducasse, Mireille Perrier, Giula Boschi, François Cluzet Synopsis: A young woman in France (Ducasse & Perrier) caught between her past and present reflects on her days in colonial...

alexander miller / criterion predictions / movies

December 12, 2022

Criterion Prediction #274: Goodfellas, by Alexander Miller

Title: Goodfellas Year: 1990 Director: Martin Scorsese Cast: Ray Liotta, Lorraine Bracco, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Paul Sorvino, Illeana Douglas, Samuel L. Jackson Synopsis: As far back as Henry Hill can remember, he’s always wanted to be a gangster…...

alexander miller / criterion predictions / movies

August 11, 2022

Criterion Prediction #273: Dog Day Afternoon, by Alexander Miller

Title: Dog Day Afternoon Year: 1975 Director: Sidney Lumet Cast: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Penelope Allen, Charles Durning, James Broderick, Sully Boyar, Carol Kane, Lance Henriksen Synopsis: Mercurial Sonny (Pacino) and his unhinged cohort Sal (Cazale) stage a bank robbery...

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June 1, 2022

Criterion Prediction #272: Happy As Lazzaro, by Alexander Miller

Title: Happy as Lazzaro aka Lazzaro Felice Year: 2018 Director: Alice Rohrwacher Cast: Adriano Tardiolo, Alba Rohrwacher, Agnese Graziani, Luca Chikovani, Sergi Lòpez, Tommaso Lopez Synopsis: Our titular character is a pure-hearted but simple teen whose life is irreparably changed...

alexander miller / criterion predictions / movies

January 7, 2022

Criterion Prediction #271: The Cat’s Meow, by Alexander Miller

Title: The Cat’s Meow Year: 2001 Cast: Kristen Dunst, Edward Herrmann, Eddie Izzard, Carey Elwes, Jennifer Tilly, Joanna Lumley, Claudia Harrison. Synopsis: Jealousy and tempers flare among WR Hearst (Herrmann), Marion Davies (Dunst), Charlie Chaplin (Izzard), Louella Parsons (Tilly), and...

alexander miller / criterion predictions / movies

November 15, 2021

Criterion Prediction #270: Street of No Return, by Alexander Miller

Title: Street of No Return Director: Samuel Fuller Year: 1989 Cast: Keith Carradine, Valentina Vargas, Bill Duke, Andrea Ferreol, Bernard Fresson Synopsis: Michael (Carradine), a destitute loner, recounts his glamourous past as a pop star whose rise to fame is taken...

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August 21, 2021

Looking for Meaning and Other Stuff You Might Have Missed This Week

Here are the top five things that went down at Battleship Pretension this week: The Meaning of Hitler: The Prism of Remembrance, by Dayne Linford BP Movie Journal 8/19/21 BP Movie Journal 8/12/21 Episode 752: Gotta Love Rick Overton Criterion...

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August 16, 2021

Criterion Prediction #269: Good Time, by Alexander Miller

Title: Good Time Year: 2017 Director(s): Josh and Benny Safdie Cast: Robert Pattinson, Jennifer Jason-Leigh, Benny Safdie, Buddy Duress, Barkhad Abdi, Taliah Webster, Necro, muMs Synopsis: When two brothers, Nick (Safdie) and Connie (Pattinson) Nikas, narrowly escape a botched bank...

alexander miller / criterion predictions / movies

May 31, 2021

Criterion Prediction #268: The Sniper, by Alexander Miller

Title: The Sniper Year: 1952 Director: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Arthur Franz, Marie Windsor, Adolphe Menjou, Gerald Mohr Synopsis: Eddie Miller takes to the rooftops and high-rise windows to exact compulsory killings of women with his sniper rifle. His warped sexual...

alexander miller / criterion predictions / movies

January 10, 2021

Criterion Prediction #265: The Bride with White Hair, by Alexander Miller

Title: The Bride With White Hair Year: 1993 Director: Ronny Yu Cast: Brigitte Lin, Leslie Cheung, Yammie Lam, Francis Ng, Elaine Lui Siu-Ling Synopsis: The immensely talented but rebellious swordsman and successor to the prestigious Wudang sect Zhao Yihang (Cheung)...

Tagged: criterion prediction

Criterion Prediction #275: Chocolat, by Alexander Miller

Criterion Prediction #274: Goodfellas, by Alexander Miller

Criterion Prediction #273: Dog Day Afternoon, by Alexander Miller

Criterion Prediction #272: Happy As Lazzaro, by Alexander Miller

Criterion Prediction #271: The Cat’s Meow, by Alexander Miller

Criterion Prediction #270: Street of No Return, by Alexander Miller

Looking for Meaning and Other Stuff You Might Have Missed This Week

Criterion Prediction #269: Good Time, by Alexander Miller

Criterion Prediction #268: The Sniper, by Alexander Miller

Criterion Prediction #265: The Bride with White Hair, by Alexander Miller

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