FURMAN ON FILM

Dec 14, 20223 min read

Three Thousand Years of Longing - 2022

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...

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Sep 30, 20223 min read

Paris, Texas - 1984

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...

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Sep 30, 20221 min read

Married to the Mob - 1988

Were I a grown man when this film hit theaters in '88 (and not merely the kindergartener I was), I'm pretty sure this would be the moment...

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May 15, 20216 min read

Top Gun at 35: The Patina of 80’s Cool

On this week in May 35 years ago, a little high-wire jet flying, cockpit action stunting, oiled up volleyball playing, classically...

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Jan 1, 20213 min read

Lovers Rock - 2020

When I started training for triathlons about five years ago, I hardly knew heads from tails. I just sought to get the right equipment,...

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Dec 9, 20202 min read

A Ghost Story - 2017

Much like Lanthimos’ The Lobster the previous year, I cannot even begin to recommend this film to a wide audience. It’s not about...

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Apr 11, 20202 min read

Moulin Rouge! - 2001

This film shouldn't work. For me anyway, most things Baz Luhrmann touches don’t amount to great art. The quite decent Strictly Ballroom...

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