Invisible Life

Brazilian drama divides sisters from each other

"...Hélène Louvart’s beautiful and evocative cinematography adds much to the melodrama. The colors are vibrant..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Knives Out

Cunning if slight murder mystery revives the whodunit

"...any wow factor is as muted as Steve Yedlin’s cinematography...."

Nov. 29, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Riot Girls

Part John Hughes, part Mad Max, all female empowerment

"...With its all-female direction, editing, cinematography, and a tight little script by Katherine Collins, Riot..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Peanut Butter Falcon

This modern Huck Finn may not innovate, but you can't deny its heart

"...Carolina coastline glows and beckons in the gorgeous landscape cinematography of Nigel Bluck...."

Aug. 9, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Coyote Lake

Still waters run deep in this innovative border crime drama

"...trim editing by Eric F. Martin, the gorgeous nighttime cinematography by Matthias Schubert – all contribute to an eerie..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

El Chicano

A new superhero for the Latinx community (and everyone else)

"...washed away. Netflix has been putting together better fight cinematography than this for years...."

May 10, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Rafiki

Kenyan LGBTQ drama is a miracle solely for existing, yet also a vibrant, colorful romance

"...another through a subtle shift in the otherwise vibrant cinematography by Christopher Wessels. (Nairobi is a vibrant palette of..."

May 3, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Hagazussa

Witchcraft and oppression in late-medieval Austria

"...skin, in no small part due to Mariel Baqueiro's cinematography layering shadows on shadow, and a wall-shaking score from..."

April 19, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

How Oscar Nominee Lukasz Zal Made Us Look at Cold War

Academy-lauded cinematographer on shooting black-and-white truths

"...that have earned him an Academy Award nomination for cinematography this year...."

Feb. 23, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Never Look Away

Art history drama set across and after the Third Reich has few lessons to teach

"...by the characters feel puny and inconsequential. Caleb Deschanel’s cinematography (nominated for an Oscar, in addition to the movie’s..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cold War

Love and history in the ruins of post-World War II Europe

"...to sink into the deep black tones of the cinematography (cinematographer Lukasz Zal is nominated for an Oscar, as..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Favourite

Period drama puts power and personality first

"...regular Johnnie Burn). All this caught in the daring cinematography of Robbie Ryan, who shreds all the conventions of..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Mountain

Scenes from the edge of the world in this meditative documentary

"...and obsession. In a perfect fusing of Renan Ozturk's cinematography, Australian Chamber Orchestra Artistic Director Richard Tognetti's score, and..."

June 8, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Disobedience

Rachel Weisz explores the complexities and joys of choice in Britain's Jewish communities.

"...cloudy veil suffuses the film. Under Danny Cohen’s washed-out cinematography, the colors are repressed, much like the life of..."

May 11, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Ramen Heads

What's cooking in the world's greatest ramen shops?

"...the foodie doc boom is how artfully fawning food cinematography has gotten. Frankly, ramen should look better than this...."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sweet Country

The modern Western goes to Northern Australia.

"...the Camera d’Or at Cannes) also provides this film’s cinematography, a shrewd move since the film’s look is as..."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Midnight Sun

Ill met by daylight in this photosensitive romance.

"...a gum commercial. Its one saving grace is the cinematography by Karsten Gopinath (whose past work also includes Step..."

March 30, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Wonder Wheel

Woody Allen's ode to Coney Island

"...a visual feast, courtesy of Vittorio Storaro’s saturated postcard-perfect cinematography and Santo Loquasto’s impeccable period design. (The mysteriously fluctuating..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

78/52

An effusive doc on the shower scene from Psycho

"...senses: John L. Russell’s alternatingly crisp and blurred black-and-white cinematography; George Tomasini’s unnerving editing, defying every convention; and, most..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Gook

An unlikely friendship develops in 1992 Los Angeles

"...to have beaten Rodney King. The low-budget film’s black-and-white cinematography (by Ante Cheng) helps it maintain the illusion of..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Maudie

A Canadian folk artist falls for a fishmonger

"...he usually plays. The scenery captured by Guy Godfree’s cinematography is always captivating, and his ability to frame so..."

July 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Best TV Shows of 2017 (So Far)

The return of Twin Peaks is cause for celebration

"...had never been and introduced a top-notch cast and cinematography, excellent writing, and overall artistry to TV in a..."

June 23, 2017 Screens Post by Mark Fagan

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...film has much more going for it, including gorgeous cinematography and a typically masterful score from Bernard Herrmann. A..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Lure

The Polish Mermaid musical you never knew you needed

"...abetted in this superior catch by some drop-dead gorgeous cinematography courtesy of Jakub Kijowski, and a boatload of seriously..."

April 21, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Zookeeper's Wife

World War II drama based on the bestselling book

"...empathy with human beings. All the animal choreography and cinematography by Andrij Parekh are quite appealing, yet the film’s..."

April 7, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kedi

The cats of Istanbul shine in this affecting doc

"...the largest metropolises in the world. (Charlie Wuppermann’s fluid cinematography glides along the city’s thoroughfares following these creatures as..."

March 10, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

A United Kingdom

A film on love, race, and royalty

"...nation of South Africa. From Sam McCurdy’s warm fifty-shades-of-brown cinematography to Amma Asante’s meticulous direction, the film feels too..."

March 3, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Bitter Harvest

In 1930s Ukraine, young lovers fight Stalin and forced starvation

"...its many inherent flaws, which include some ridiculously mawkish cinematography from the usually fantastic Douglas Milsome (of Kubrick’s The..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Film Critics Association Award Winners

The AFCA laud acclaimed drama and local filmmaker Keith Maitland

"...Screenplay award. La La Land got nods for Best Cinematography (Linus Sandgren) and Original Score (Justin Hurwitz). South Korea's..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Certain Women

Wonderful performances imbue this subtle drama

"...essential factor that shapes Reichardt’s movies; Christopher Blauvelt’s 16mm cinematography adds untold depth to the unmerciful terrain and desolate..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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