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Flicks with The Film Snob

Flicks with The Film Snob features a weekly film review focused on new independent releases and old classics. Chris Dashiell knows film, and he knows enough to know what’s worth watching and why. Produced in Tucson Arizona at KXCI Community Radio.

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00:04:44

The Favourite

Flicks with The Film Snob ·

2019/01/16

The story of two women fighting for influence at the 18th century British court of Queen Anne satirizes the grotesque and demeaning nature of raw power. The Favourite is what they call a costume picture—a film about an earlier period of history that includes a lot of elaborate costumes and sets. Typically, a costume picture appeals primarily to the curiosity of audiences about the past, but The Favourite is different. Although it portrays a period in the reign of Great

00:04:10

At Eternity’s Gate

Flicks with The Film Snob ·

2019/01/09

Julian Schnabel’s portrait of Vincent Van Gogh, beautifully portrayed by Willem Dafoe, focuses on the subjectivity of a painter for whom art was the only reason for living. By my count there have been at least eight films dramatizing the life of Vincent Van Gogh—such is the fascination surrounding the great Dutch painter, virtually unrecognized in his time and who died tragically at the age of 37. The latest film about Van Gogh is entitled At Eternity’s

00:04:10

At Eternity’s Gate

Flicks with The Film Snob ·

2019/01/09

Julian Schnabel’s portrait of Vincent Van Gogh, beautifully portrayed by Willem Dafoe, focuses on the subjectivity of a painter for whom art was the only reason for living. By my count there have been at least eight films dramatizing the life of Vincent Van Gogh—such is the fascination surrounding the great Dutch painter, virtually unrecognized in his time and who died tragically at the age of 37. The latest film about Van Gogh is entitled At Eternity’s Gate, directed and

00:04:13

The Shop Around the Corner

Flicks with The Film Snob ·

2019/01/01

A romantic comedy from classic Hollywood about a little store in Budapest and the people who work there, exemplifies what was known as “the Lubitsch touch.” There are some old movies that I will watch during the holiday season. This year I was reminded that if I were asked to name a film exemplifying the best writing and direction from the classic Hollywood era—there’s one I would think of right away. From 1940, directed by Ernst Lubitsch, it’s The Shop

00:04:13

The Shop Around the Corner

Flicks with The Film Snob ·

2019/01/01

A romantic comedy from classic Hollywood about a little store in Budapest and the people who work there, exemplifies what was known as “the Lubitsch touch.” There are some old movies that I will watch during the holiday season. This year I was reminded that if I were asked to name a film exemplifying the best writing and direction from the classic Hollywood era—there’s one I would think of right away. From 1940, directed by Ernst Lubitsch, it’s The Shop Around the Corner. The

00:04:36

Roma

Flicks with The Film Snob ·

2018/12/25

The story of a servant for a well-off Mexican family in the 1970s, told through a unique style that lends an epic quality to the main character’s everyday life. I just saw a masterpiece. I don’t get to say that too often, at least not about new films. What I just saw is Roma, the latest movie written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The title, Roma, refers to the name of a middle class neighborhood in Mexico City in which Cuarón grew up—the picture is in

00:04:36

Roma

Flicks with The Film Snob ·

2018/12/25

The story of a servant for a well-off Mexican family in the 1970s, told through a unique style that lends an epic quality to the main character’s everyday life. I just saw a masterpiece. I don’t get to say that too often, at least not about new films. What I just saw is Roma, the latest movie written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The title, Roma, refers to the name of a middle class neighborhood in Mexico City in which Cuarón grew up—the picture is in many ways

00:04:37

First Man

Flicks with The Film Snob ·

2018/12/19

Tells the story of astronaut Neil Armstrong by emphasizing the grief at losing his little daughter, and his subsequent shutting down of emotions and immersion in his work. First Man, directed by Damien Chazelle, is the story of astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon. It covers his career from being a test pilot at Andrews Air Force Base in 1961, all the way to the Apollo 11 mission that landed on the moon eight years later. This all sounds very workmanlike,

00:04:33

Blindspotting & Widows

Flicks with The Film Snob ·

2018/12/17

Blindspotting deftly mixes realism with theatricality to portray the struggles of being black in the city, while Widows features a multi-ethnic group of women planning a big heist. In a year when racially conscious American films grabbed the spotlight, two that have got a lot of attention (well-deserved) were Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You and Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman. But there was another that deserved more credit, and that I liked even better

00:04:33

Blindspotting & Widows

Flicks with The Film Snob ·

2018/12/17

Blindspotting deftly mixes realism with theatricality to portray the struggles of being black in the city, while Widows features a multi-ethnic group of women planning a big heist. In a year when racially conscious American films grabbed the spotlight, two that have got a lot of attention (well-deserved) were Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You and Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman. But there was another that deserved more credit, and that I liked even better. It’s called Blindspotting,

00:04:19

Burning

Flicks with The Film Snob ·

2018/12/12

A mysterious triangle evokes the mystery of human emotions under stress, in South Korean director Lee Chang-dong’s new film. Passion contained, rage suppressed, the cruelty and disappointments of life forever pushed down and out of our conscious awareness until, it seems, some kind of terrible explosion must occur—all this is the undertone of South Korean director Lee Chang-dong’s new film, Burning. Jong-su Lee, a young man scraping by in Seoul with part time delivery jobs but

00:04:19

Burning

Flicks with The Film Snob ·

2018/12/12

A mysterious triangle evokes the mystery of human emotions under stress, in South Korean director Lee Chang-dong’s new film. Passion contained, rage suppressed, the cruelty and disappointments of life forever pushed down and out of our conscious awareness until, it seems, some kind of terrible explosion must occur—all this is the undertone of South Korean director Lee Chang-dong’s new film, Burning. Jong-su Lee, a young man scraping by in Seoul with part

00:04:05

A Woman Under the Influence

Flicks with The Film Snob ·

2018/12/02

John Cassavetes’ acclaimed film from 1974 features Gena Rowlands in the title role as a woman who can’t fit into the narrow role of a wife that is expected of her. A Woman Under the Influence, released in 1974, is regarded by many as the finest achievement by the independent filmmaker John Cassavetes. It got him an Oscar nomination for Director, and a Best Actress nomination for his wife, the great Gena Rowlands, in the title role. But like all of Cassavetes’ films, it

00:04:23

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Flicks with The Film Snob ·

2018/11/26

Melissa McCarthy gets to stretch beyond her comedy roles in this portrait of the writer Lee Israel, who got herself out of debt by forging letters supposedly written by famous dead authors and celebrities. Can You Ever Forgive Me? is an ironic title for an ironic true story, that of Lee Israel, the author of several well-received biographies in the 70s and 80s, whose personal and financial misfortunes led to some very poor choices. The film, with a

00:04:23

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Flicks with The Film Snob ·

2018/11/26

Melissa McCarthy gets to stretch beyond her comedy roles in this portrait of the writer Lee Israel, who got herself out of debt by forging letters supposedly written by famous dead authors and celebrities. Can You Ever Forgive Me? is an ironic title for an ironic true story, that of Lee Israel, the author of several well-received biographies in the 70s and 80s, whose personal and financial misfortunes led to some very poor choices. The film, with a clever screenplay by Nicole

00:04:05

Loft Film Fest 2018

Flicks with The Film Snob ·

2018/11/15

The Loft Cinema’s 2018 Film Festival promises to be a great one. For a medium sized city, Tucson sure has a lot of film festivals. We live in a film-loving community, I’m proud to say, and each festival has a special flavor. Now, I don’t want to seem like I’m playing favorites, but I do have to admit that there’s one local festival that seems designed just for a film snob like me—an 8-day event featuring top releases from around the world, along with

00:04:05

Loft Film Fest 2018

Flicks with The Film Snob ·

2018/11/15

The Loft Cinema’s 2018 Film Festival promises to be a great one. For a medium sized city, Tucson sure has a lot of film festivals. We live in a film-loving community, I’m proud to say, and each festival has a special flavor. Now, I don’t want to seem like I’m playing favorites, but I do have to admit that there’s one local festival that seems designed just for a film snob like me—an 8-day event featuring top releases from around the world, along with awards, special guests, and

00:03:55

The Organizer

Flicks with The Film Snob ·

2018/11/07

Mario Monicelli’s 1963 comedy/drama about a strike by factory workers in 19th century Turin is not as well known as it should be. The other day I stumbled on a hidden gem, as I sometimes do in my restless curiosity about worthwhile films that are not so well known. From Italian director Mario Monicelli, released in 1963, it’s called The Organizer. The setting is the northern Italian city of Turin in the late 19th century, when the industrial revolution had already drastically

00:04:25

Kusama: Infinity

Flicks with The Film Snob ·

2018/11/01

A documentary illuminates the life, and especially the bold work, of the groundbreaking Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is one of the foremost innovators in modern painting and design. One of her work’s most characteristic elements, although by no means her only one, is the dot. Colorful dots fill her canvases and exhibitions, in such profusion that they look like the star-filled universe, or in other words, infinity. In fact,

00:04:25

Kusama: Infinity

Flicks with The Film Snob ·

2018/10/31

A documentary illuminates the life, and especially the bold work, of the groundbreaking Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is one of the foremost innovators in modern painting and design. One of her work’s most characteristic elements, although by no means her only one, is the dot. Colorful dots fill her canvases and exhibitions, in such profusion that they look like the star-filled universe, or in other words, infinity. In fact, she calls these huge

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