Thomas BurchfieldinFrame RatedAbigail — great production and performances drowned in splatter-horrorAfter criminals kidnap the daughter of a powerful figure, they retreat to a mansion, unaware they’re locked inside with no normal girl…·6 min read·1 day ago----
Thomas BurchfieldinFanfareThe Living Room Bijou: Ripley (2024): A Great Gleaming ThrillerPatricia Highsmith’s great literary devil rides out again in Steve Zaillian’s masterful Netflix series.·7 min read·1 day ago--3--3
Thomas BurchfieldinFanfareThe Aisle Seat: Wicked Little Letters (2024): A Funny But Confusing ComedyIntermittently hilarious British comedy in the classic tradition also suffers from a glum tone, questionable casting, and muddled agendas·6 min read·3 days ago--3--3
Thomas BurchfieldinFrame RatedConstellation: Season One — another “multiverse” story loses its wayAn astronaut returns to earth after a disaster in space and discovers that there are missing pieces in her life…·7 min read·Apr 13, 2024--4--4
Thomas BurchfieldinFanfareThe Aisle Seat: Problemista (2023)Tilda Swinton dominates all in Julio Torres’ surrealist comic fable about a young immigrant’s bumpy pursuit of the American dream·5 min read·Apr 8, 2024--1--1
Thomas BurchfieldNevada County Coming Film Attractions for AprilExclusive to residents of Nevada County, California, and the surrounding area, a look at special film programming coming up for April at…·3 min read·Apr 1, 2024----
Thomas BurchfieldinFanfareThe Aisle Seat: Love Lies Bleeding: The Sh*t We Do for LoveThe latest exercise in neo-noir perversity adds new twists, leading to an entertaining, if raw and violent, black comedy·5 min read·Mar 30, 2024----
Thomas BurchfieldinFanfareThe Aisle Seat: Dune: Part Two’s Long, Sandy TrailPart two of the epic adaptation of Frank Herbert’s fantasy novel astounds the senses but becomes a weary slog toward the end·6 min read·Mar 20, 2024--2--2
Thomas BurchfieldinFrame RatedThe Taste of Things — a filmic feast of food and romanceThe story of Eugenie, an esteemed cook, and Dodin, the fine gourmet who she has been working for over the last 20 years.·6 min read·Mar 18, 2024--3--3
Thomas BurchfieldinFanfareWake Me When It’s Over: Handicapping the 2024 OscarsA skeptical working critic handicaps the 2024 Oscar awards, even as he plans to be doing something other than watching.·6 min read·Mar 10, 2024----