A new retrospective at Anthology Film Archives presents the work of pioneering independent director and film essayist Mark Rappaport.
Author Archives: Mark Asch
Mark Asch is the author of the New York Movies volume of the Close-ups series of film books, and a contributor to Film Comment, Nylon, Reverse Shot, and elsewhere.
Invisible Life Reveals the Lush Inner Lives of Two Sisters Torn Apart by Tradition
Adapted from Martha Batalha’s novel, Karim Aïnouz’s latest tells the twinned stories of sisters Eurídice and Guida by exploring the pocket of time in their lives before they stopped waiting on their dreams.
Joker Is a Thinly Veiled (and Thin) Take on ’80s NYC
The film is far too derivative, far too wedded to juvenile mythology, and far too tentative to deserve its elevated profile.