Author Archives: Anna (Film Grimoire)
Repulsion (1965): “I must get this crack mended.”
The first of Roman Polanski’s ‘apartment trilogy’, Repulsion (1965) is a film where one woman’s past history of trauma and resulting damaged psyche have a measured impact on her ability to function in daily life. Carole Ledoux, played to perfection by Catherine Deneuve, is a beautiful and young manicurist living in London, who seems to […]
Game of Thrones – Season 5 Episode 5: “Kill the Boy”
It’s the halfway point of the season! I’m going to try my hardest to not be too verbose here and to make this the shortest of my write-ups as I’m aware that they’ve all been thousands and thousands of words so far. Here’s hoping Theon/Reek actually gets some dialogue this episode!
Three Short Films: Restaurant Dogs (1995); Castello Cavalcanti (2013); Idem Paris (2013).
This edition of my short reviews on short films features works by acclaimed filmmakers Eli Roth, Wes Anderson and David Lynch. Watching long-form films by these auteurs is a great way to get to know their style, but it’s also interesting to see how these iconic creatives condense their aesthetic, preferred themes and directorial style […]
Every Bond Film Reviewed in One Sentence
My partner is the biggest James Bond fan I have ever known in my entire life. He has seen all of the films (except for Die Another Day and the Daniel Craig era ones) probably about one hundred times each. He’s recently started another Bond marathon, and I somehow came up with the idea of […]
Game of Thrones – Season 5 Episode 4: “The Sons of the Harpy”
It’s episode four already! This means we’re almost halfway through series five. This time has flown past. Has the show gotten past its hurdle of character and story development and started moving things along? Did I enjoy this episode? Read on, but as always, beware of spoilers!
April 2015 Favourites
Happy Star Wars day everyone, and May the fourth be with you! Here are some of my favourite posts and articles from the month of April. Firstly, one of my very favourite television shows has returned! Mad Men is back with a vengeance and I’m very sad that it’s the last season, yet also excited […]
Blindspot 2015: Boogie Nights (1997)
I went almost twenty years without seeing this film, and I’m so glad that I finally watched it as a part of my Blindspot challenge. Boogie Nights (1997) is your typical P. T. Anderson film – with a long run time, fantastic ensemble cast, sprawling storylines, and some marvellous direction. Boogie Nights tells the story […]
Game of Thrones – Season 5 Episode 3: “High Sparrow”
Episode three of this show gave me enough heart attacks and moments of joy for me to call it my favourite episode of the season thus far. This episode is named after the leader of the fundamentalist and potentially dangerous sect of the Faith of the Seven, the Sparrows, and it’s safe to say that […]
Park City (2015): Quick-shot review!
An independent comedy slash mockumentary film by director Hannah Rosner, Park City (2015) tells the story of four indie filmmakers whose film Hearts and Cash has made it to Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The group, made up of director Joey (Joseph Mireles), producer Hannah (Hannah Rosner), actress Jill (Jill Evyn) and production […]
My Top 5 Nostalgic Cartoon Theme Songs
This post is a bit of a departure from my usual fare, but I couldn’t help but write about my top five favourite cartoon theme songs from childhood after reading an excellent post on the five greatest TV theme songs by the lovely Emma of emmakwall (explains it all). After reading her post, the Ducktales […]
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