Writing in a very hungover state on an unseasonably warm New Year’s Day, the words on the computer screen about as fuzzy as my brain is functioning, I realize more than ever that, sometimes in life, tough choices need to be made. Like, for example, deciding once again not to participate in that famous film poll and doing my best to avoid any discussion of it, though I understand from glancing at the BBC website that some film about a woman cooking potatoes directed by Jeanne Dielman won. Another tough choice: I have gone with the normal formatting of the film Tár, because in all caps it just looks silly.
The toughest choice remains, and I am being honest here and not overdramatic. The current economics for small magazines such…
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Cinema Scope (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 93 - Winter 2023