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FURMAN ON FILM


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...
Dec 14, 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...
Oct 1, 20223 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...
Oct 1, 20221 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...
May 16, 20216 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,...
Jan 1, 20213 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...
Dec 9, 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...
Apr 12, 20202 min read
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