Cynthia Rockwell

Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan is something of an arthouse darling, having made a name for himself as a maker of slow, sprawling Antonioni-esque explorations of loneliness, isolation and emotional repression. In his latest film, Climates, he does not disappoint his usual audience. The film stars Ceylan and his real-life... continue reading on DCist

Notes on a Scandal may star two of the greatest living actresses, thespians who more often play monarchs than molls, but don’t fool yourself—the movie’s trash, not art. But it’s a kind of high trash, a thinking woman’s "beach viewing," much in the vein of the delightfully lurid 2003 François... continue reading on DCist