FURMAN ON FILM

Revenge is a dish best served cold. Most of us know this phrase. But, I wonder how many of us have reflected on its meaning. In...

Any serious film lover can readily remember the moment they experienced their first taste of "Oscars rage." Maybe a select few were there...

There are a select few films for which one could bifurcate my perspective into “Before ___” and “After ____.” Requiem for a Dream, the...

I was entirely unprepared for my first go round with Mulholland Drive. It was like stepping into the octagon, myself sporting an extra...

Collateral is quite simply an entirely unique bit of visual and narrative storytelling, and a singular work by Michael Mann. Shot...

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

At the time of my initial viewing, Garden State completely changed the way I look at movies. This sounds like a major overstatement for...

Transit is really a remarkable picture. It takes the Nazi occupation of France, throws it in a time portal to the future, and abuts a...

The Mustang was my dark horse picture of the year (no pun intended), much like last year's majestic The Rider. Both were gripping,...

The Souvenir may be the most artful picture of 2019. In that regard, there is really a ton of reasons to recommend it. I'll just briefly...

You've seen this picture before. You just didn't know you had, because Roger Deakins didn't shoot your film to look like one continuous...

Awhile back there came along a director and a group of actors who together churned out a series of hilarious, raunchy, whipsmart, over...