FURMAN ON FILM

The secret sauce in Something in the Dirt is NOT in the excavation of heady sci-fi concepts, cultic conspiracy theorizing, and...

I wish they made more films like Causeway. That is to say. simple, human, and deeply moving. A quiet and understated drama that traffics...

This review contain SLIGHT spoilers. It is rare that I have two such polarly different reactions at the conclusion of a picture. Yet,...

This review contain spoilers. Viewing We’re All Going to the World’s Fair was, shall I say, a confounding experience. I generally like to...

Here is a film that is a sumptuous delight visually but which does not offer near the same rewards in many other regards. This is the...

She Said relates a story that NEEDS to be told. It is a tale that is, unfortunately, vital in our time. It chronicles the years long,...

This review may contain spoilers. "Oh no," you say. "Tell me this isn't another 'memory is a faulty camera' picture." Well, it is. Then...

"Just. One. Fuck." For as long as I can remember, Blondie's "Call Me" has been a totally anthemic cruising song. Now, at last, as I...

Viewing David Mamet's debut feature, House of Games, as a grown up takes some of the fun out of it. This is because it postures itself at...

To be completely honest, Boogie Nights is nowhere near the top of my list of favorite films. But, after this most recent third viewing,...

This review may contain spoilers. Paris, Texas is a film that tormented and ate at me. It is, at times, a conundrum - a picture which...

I suppose one may begrudge me for saying so, but this is one of my favorite Al Pacino performances. I'll confess, I do have a certain...

This review may contain spoilers. Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing is a masterwork unlike any other I've ever seen. Let me tell you...

I have to say, this was better for me the second time around. The film really hits its stride as it rounds into its third act, and our...

For me, this viewing completed a sort of triumvirate. It concluded a three day descent into the horrors at the heart of humankind's...

In the past few days, I’ve taken myself on a little 80’s war film odyssey. I began with the great Full Metal Jacket. Then came Oliver...

It seems to me that viewers of Full Metal Jacket typically fall into one of several camps. There are those who ride or die for “the boot...

The “seeds” of greatness - nuanced, idiosyncratic characters, highfalutin dialogue, harebrained criminal schemes, pitch black themes (ie...

It just gets most of the minors from the terrific novel right and a handful of the majors all wrong. Case in point, Demi is terrifically...

I just adore this film. It's actually a little bit funny. When I first saw this in my mid 20's, as a nascent cinephile in the making, I...