Farran Smith Nehme
Film critic. Bylines at Criterion, Sight & Sound, Noir City, my own Substack, and wherever fine film geeks are found.
My stepfather sexually abused me when I was a child. My mother, Alice Munro, chose to stay with himwww.thestar.com In the shadow of my mother, a literary icon, my family and I have hidden a secret for decades. It’s time to tell my story.
Blind Beasts and Red Angels: Erotic Obsessions in the New Wave Gothic Films of Yasuzo Masumura — film and fishnetsfilmandfishnet.com
Ismail Kadare, 88, Dies; His Novels Brought Albania’s Plight to the Worldwww.nytimes.com Often compared to Orwell and Kafka, he walked a political tightrope with works that offered veiled criticism of his totalitarian state.
A Very Good Year: 1961 with Larry Karaszewski on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com Show A Very Good Year, Ep 1961 with Larry Karaszewski - Jun 16, 2024
Israel Opposes Rebuilding Gaza’s Internet Access Because Terrorists Could Go Onlinetheintercept.com Israel destroyed much of Gaza’s internet infrastructure. A Saudi proposal to rebuild it was watered down after Israeli and U.S. protests.
Rediscovering Yasuzo Masumura at Karlovy Varywww.criterion.com An underrated figure of Japanese cinema’s postwar era, the director tackled a wide range of subjects over his long career, including corporate double-dealing, government espionage, and various forms o...
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Animalia - Apple TVtv.apple.com Itto, a young woman from a modest rural background, is slowly adapting to the privileged codes of her husband’s family. But when supernatural events p…
Anouk Aimée, enigmatic star of ‘A Man and a Woman,’ dies at 92www.washingtonpost.com She excelled at portrayals of allure and caprice, notably in Federico’s Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita,” and became a leading figure of international cinema in the 1960s.
One Good Film: "Animalia"www.tyburrswatchlist.com Sofia Alaoui's impressive debut feature about an enigmatic and allegorical apocalypse comes to video on demand.
Inventing the Modern: Untold Stories of the Women Who Shaped The Museum of Modern Art: Temkin, Ann, Silver-Kohn, Romy, Temkin, Ann, Smith, Anna Deavere, Campbell, Mary Schmidt, Crosley, Sloane, Gabrie...www.amazon.com Inventing the Modern: Untold Stories of the Women Who Shaped The Museum of Modern Art [Temkin, Ann, Silver-Kohn, Romy, Temkin, Ann, Smith, Anna Deavere, Campbell, Mary Schmidt, Crosley, Sloane, Gabrie...