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R. Emmet Sweeney

Mythmaker

By R. Emmet Sweeney
May 10, 2022
Let’s get physical: the new RRR is an epic showcase for Indian blockbuster master S.S. Rajamouli’s blending of history and myth

Short Take: The Villainess

By R. Emmet Sweeney
September 1, 2017
(Director: Jung Byung-gil, Country/Distributor: South Korea, Well Go USA, Opened: August 25)

Interview: Laida Lertxundi

By R. Emmet Sweeney
February 3, 2017
Detours: the experimental filmmaker charts her own path through narrative and geography

Short Takes: Emelie

By R. Emmet Sweeney
March 3, 2016
(Michael Thelin, U.S., 2015)

Review: The Mermaid

By R. Emmet Sweeney
February 22, 2016
Under the sea: Stephen Chow’s wildly imaginative slapstick reaches new cartoonish heights in this eco-real estate caper

Interview: Adam McKay

By R. Emmet Sweeney
February 1, 2016
Reporting live: the director of The Big Short—and Second City veteran—breaks down the influences behind his cinematic intervention

Festivals: To Save and Project at MoMA

By R. Emmet Sweeney
November 3, 2015
The nitrate prints and superhuman golems at the 13th edition of this preservation fest are as good as gold—and the Canucksploitation isn't too shabby, either

Rep Diary: Nancy Carroll

By R. Emmet Sweeney
September 17, 2015
Strong female character: this year’s Capitolfest showcased the talents of a would-be star who couldn't escape the old song-and-dance

Review: Office

By R. Emmet Sweeney
September 14, 2015
On the clock: Johnnie To’s eye-popping film orchestrates a score for the rat race of contemporary work culture

Festivals: NYAFF

By R. Emmet Sweeney
June 24, 2015
Hard knocks and soft spots: dramatic chops are the secret attraction of this year's New York Asian Film Festival—but its customary genre thrills remain in full effect

Rep Diary: Early Japanese Talkies

By R. Emmet Sweeney
June 1, 2015
Learning curve: Japan's gradual transition to sound yielded beautiful experimentation that was on gorgeous display in MoMA's series

Notebook: Karl Ove Knausgaard on The Idiots

By R. Emmet Sweeney
May 11, 2015
At the latest Print Screen event, the Norwegian author of My Struggle discussed the influence of Lars von Trier's Dogme95 film on his writing

Festivals: Migrating Forms

By R. Emmet Sweeney
December 10, 2014
Hands across the media: BAM's showcase of avant-garde filmmaking and video art samples from and recontextualizes our multimedia morass

Review: Dumb and Dumber To

By R. Emmet Sweeney
November 14, 2014
Idiot proof: the Farrelly Brothers revisit their most successful morons with great success

Rep Diary: Shark Monroe & To the Last Man

By R. Emmet Sweeney
November 12, 2014
Two Westerns in MoMA’s To Save and Project series show the stirring range of the genre in its robust youth

Interview: Lawrence Block

By R. Emmet Sweeney
September 12, 2014
Dead on: the crime novelist behind A Walk Among the Tombstones talks about getting adaptations right (and working with Wong Kar Wai)

Rep Diary: Forgotten Faces

By R. Emmet Sweeney
August 19, 2014
Paramount importance: a silent discovery at Capitolfest yields up a Murnau-influenced symphony of movement and emotion

Festivals: NYAFF

By R. Emmet Sweeney
June 23, 2014
The shadow of Edward Snowden looms large over the 13th annual New York Asian Film Festival

Review: Gebo and the Shadow

By R. Emmet Sweeney
May 28, 2014
Manoel de Oliveira returns with a shadowy, cavernous adaptation of a Brandão play

Interview: Jim Mickle

By R. Emmet Sweeney
May 27, 2014
The revenge of genre: the director of Cold in July and Stake Land on infusing movies with throwback flavor while creating hybrid stories