Michael Atkinson

Michael Atkinson is a regular film contributor at the Village Voice. His work also appears in LA Weekly, Denver Westword, Phoenix New Times, Miami New Times,, Houston Press and Dallas Observer.

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The Late, Great Kiarostami’s <i>24 Frames</i> Invites Us to Gaze Along With a Master

The Late, Great Kiarostami’s 24 Frames Invites Us to Gaze Along With a Master

By Michael Atkinson

Ozon’s <i>Double Lover</i> Doubles Down on ‘80s-Style Psychosexual Thriller

Ozon’s Double Lover Doubles Down on ‘80s-Style Psychosexual Thriller

By Michael Atkinson

Bill Morrison’s <i>Dawson City: Frozen Time</i> Unearths a Trove of Combustible Cinema

Bill Morrison’s Dawson City: Frozen Time Unearths a Trove of Combustible Cinema

By Michael Atkinson

Don’t Miss Pioneers of African-American Cinema on Netflix (and Other Viewing Suggestions)

By Michael Atkinson

<i>Pelle the Conqueror</i>’s Familiarity Has Aged Well

Pelle the Conqueror’s Familiarity Has Aged Well

By Michael Atkinson

Pietrangeli’s Restored Beauty I Knew Her Well Lets You Know Her Too

By Michael Atkinson

Porumboiu’s Low-Key Caper, The Treasure, Mines Romania’s Past

By Michael Atkinson

Experimenter Makes Urgent Art Out of Milgram’s Notorious Study

By Michael Atkinson

Hard to Be a God Caps a Career With Glorious Muck

By Michael Atkinson

With Intrepido, an Italian Great Returns, Just Not to Form

By Michael Atkinson

Don’t Watch That, Watch This: February 2015

By Michael Atkinson

Get Busy Buying Physical Copies of Movies This Season

By Michael Atkinson

Don’t Watch That, Watch This: Geek Cinema Selfie Party

By Michael Atkinson

Don’t Miss Jafar Panahi’s Courageous Closed Curtain

By Michael Atkinson

Narco Thriller Heli Makes War-Zone Art

By Michael Atkinson

The Dance of Reality, Jodorowsky’s Last Wig-Out, Might Be His Best

By Michael Atkinson

Child’s Pose, an Amazing New Romanian Classic

By Michael Atkinson

Sokurov’s Faust Is a Dark Deal Worth Taking

By Michael Atkinson

The Great Beauty Is Lavish and Lurid

By Michael Atkinson

Ginsberg, Kerouac, et al. in Iffy Biopic Kill Your Darlings

By Michael Atkinson

Seidl’s Paradise Trilogy Takes on Christly Fervor

By Michael Atkinson

In the Fog Is a Grinding Journey Into the Eastern Front

By Michael Atkinson

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