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Michael Atkinson

New York

Staff Writer at In These Times

Film Critic at Sight & Sound

Film Critic at The Village Voice

Film critic, The Village Voice; film studies prof, LIU-Post; author of seven books including HEMINGWAY CUTTHROAT (St. Martin's).

Articles

  • 1 day ago | luxurylifestylemag.co.uk | Michael Atkinson

    “It is the Caribbean lifestyle that appeals most to overseas purchasers. With its pristine beaches and tropical climate, Barbados offers not just a smart investment, but an incredible quality of life.” Chris Parra, president and CEO of One Caribbean Estates, describes the appeal of high-end property in Barbados, as they market an exquisite new luxury beachfront villa.

  • 2 weeks ago | theneweuropean.co.uk | Michael Atkinson

    There was no Aleksandr Sokurov film at Cannes this year. There may never be another. The Russian will turn 74 in June, but age is not the main reason why his half-century of film-making looks to have ended abruptly. Because the film industry has always been, to one degree or another, an unholy-bedfellow three-way between art, entertainment and commercial profit, the prickly kind of self-directed artist who might’ve thrived as a poet or painter can run the risk of facing what amounts to erasure.

  • 2 weeks ago | villagevoice.com | Michael Atkinson

    Final — oh yeah, sure. How is the rickety Hollywood mansion-shack going to stand with one less pile column to hold it up? It becomes clear: Tom Cruise hasn’t just been saving the world from destruction these past four decades, he’s been saving the Industry from obsolescence, in an escalating, breathless race against time.

  • 2 weeks ago | villagevoice.com | Michael Atkinson

    We may live in a movie dystopia of franchise malignance and CGI everything-everywhere, but rest assured, there’s always the reverse flank rising, the DIY no-budge Luddites intent on making it all small and keeping it all real, and this week the van-life winner is Roberto Minervini’s The Damned, a resolute anti-blockbuster that dares to de-escalate the Civil War movie.

  • 3 weeks ago | mondaq.com | Jeffrey L. Snyder |Michael Atkinson |Anand Sithian |Jeremy Iloulian

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14 Sep 24

Long live Peter Porcupine https://t.co/aS5zvqVd55

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Kevin Smith: why bother? https://t.co/CAJfYSfjd1