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In Plain Sight Film
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In Plain Sight Film
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Substack featuring weekly film writing from an auteurist perspective. Podcasts on Spotify and Substack. Contributors: Tony G. Huang (@Tghuang) and Aret Frost.
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WHAT DOES THAT NATURE SAY TO YOU opens in Montreal at @cinemathequeqc tomorrow. Starting on April 2, the film will screen in Toronto at @TIFF_NET Lightbox and in Vancouver at @theCinematheque.
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Ahead of tomorrow’s Canadian theatrical release for Hong Sangsoo’s WHAT DOES THAT NATURE SAY TO YOU, Tony praises Hong’s structural coup that boldly recontextualizes the film’s treatment of its characters. inplainsightcinema.substack.com/p/what-does-th…
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It’s our one year anniversary here at In Plain Sight! Thank you to our subscribers and those who have given us their feedback. If you would like to help us celebrate by becoming our 100th subscriber, that option is now available to you. It’s free! inplainsightcinema.substack.com
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THE BRIDE!, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s take on the Bride of Frankenstein story, uses the source material to riff on forms of rebellion against social norms. Ultimately the film’s portrayal of the titular bride’s defiant posturing is shallow and uninspired. inplainsightcinema.substack.com/p/the-bride
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@BugmanMD Didn’t know he had a translation of DEVILS. I’m due for a reread on both, so I might check them out. Thanks for the intel!
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@IPS_Pod It read beautifully to me. It kind of makes me wanna try out his earlier DEVILS translation, though I’m a little Dostoevsky’d out atm lol.
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the three-part dialogue between Ivan and Smerdyakov near the end of TBK is absolutely thrilling
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Sirat coasts on a surprisingly utopian vibe for a post-apocalyptic desert journey. But when the danger finally arrives, it feels like punitive gesture rather than a way of further developing the film’s character beats. inplainsightcinema.substack.com/p/sirat
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And if you happen to be attending the silent film program tonight at the Egyptian, which includes EVERY-NIGHT DREAMS and APART FROM YOU, make sure to listen to our podcast episode on those films and 1931’s FLUNKY, WORK HARD! : open.spotify.com/episode/2mhTr2…
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The Mikio Naruse retrospective in LA is underway and @am_cinematheque has chosen a strong selection of films to screen. In advance of tomorrow’s screening of OLDER BROTHER, YOUNGER SISTER at the Los Feliz Theatre, Tony writes about this underseen gem. inplainsightcinema.substack.com/p/older-brothe…
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Writer-director Jocelyne Saab's powerful films about life during the devastating Lebanese Civil War are set to screen via @Several_Futures. Saab’s 1985 film THE RAZOR’S EDGE starts tomorrow at @filmcenter and her BEIRUT TRILOGY starts on February 27. inplainsightcinema.substack.com/p/the-razors-e…
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As the latest in a long line of WUTHERING HEIGHTS adaptations hits theaters, Tony turns to HURLEVENT, Jacques Rivette’s 1985 take on the novel, for this week’s review. inplainsightcinema.substack.com/p/wuthering-he…
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Just announced! 🇯🇵 Mikio Naruse 28-Film Retrospective in 35mm + Live Benshi Performance.
We’re proud to partner with The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles & The Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities in presenting this historic series:
americancinematheque.com/series/mikio-n…
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With SEND HELP, Tony finds some measure of appreciation for Sam Raimi's execution of the revenge fantasy premise while also feeling that that film isn't likely to linger long in his memory. inplainsightcinema.substack.com/p/send-help
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@BugmanMD This is from an interview from around the time of VIRGIN STRIPPED BARE BY HER BACHELORS, so who knows, maybe he’s changed his mind by now.
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@BugmanMD I think this might be what you’re referring to. Curious to know where the later films start for him.
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@blakethinks I love Bresson but wanted to share Hong Sangsoo’s take: “I hate L’argent and most of his later films. I like A Man Escaped and Diary of a Country Priest because of the performances. The less control Bresson had over his actors, the more interesting his films got” (paraphrased)
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Mascha Schilinski’s SOUND OF FALLING mixes impressionism with an almost forensic approach to a fictional family history. Aret covers Schilinski’s formally inventive second feature for this week’s review. inplainsightcinema.substack.com/p/sound-of-fal…
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If you're in the mood for some Oscars counter-programming, In Plain Sight has you covered. Our contributors Tony G. Huang and Aret Frost share their top ten films of 2025 and discuss their respective years in film. inplainsightcinema.substack.com/p/2026-year-in…
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Partisans of the ALOHA and DOWNSIZING wars: suit up. We’ve got another unfairly-maligned auteur vehicle to defend. For this week’s review, Aret praises ELLA MCCAY, James L. Brooks’ long-awaited (for Aret at least) follow-up to 2010’s HOW DO YOU KNOW. inplainsightcinema.substack.com/p/38-ella-mccay
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