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Blindspot 2015: Survive Style 5+ (2004)
A strangely surreal, yet somewhat coherent film, Survive Style 5+ (2004, dir. Gen Sekiguchi) is relentlessly watchable as well as being completely ridiculous. Its synopsis is as follows: The film follows five simultaneous, loosely linked plot lines, that intertwine and scramble together. A man (Tadanobu Asano) keeps killing his wife (Reika Hashimoto) and burying her […]
My 2015 Blindspot Films
One of my resolutions for this new year is to be less lazy and to finally get around to attacking my gargantuan list of films to watch. Since starting writing about film here at Film Grimoire, my watchlist has become incredibly huge because I read about amazing films every day, and the resulting list almost […]
December 2014 Favourites
Due to the festive holiday season this December favourites post is a little bit late, but I hope it’s worth it as I’ve collected so many awesome links over the month. There seemed to be so many interesting things to read! December was pretty great for me. I hope it was for you too, and […]
Search & Rescue #7: Gif Edition
For some reason, when collecting search terms for my Search & Rescue series in which I hope to assist seekers of knowledge who come across my blog, there have been a number of requests for gifs lately. Well, I’m here to help! For this lucky number of Search & Rescue posts, I thought I might […]
Genre Grandeur: Joyeux Noel (2005)
The theme for MovieRob‘s Genre Grandeur series of December 2014 was holiday films, which is a perfect choice for one of the most holiday-dense months of the year. So many excellent reviews were featured during December’s Genre Grandeur. I chose to write about Joyeux Noel (2005, dir. Christian Carion), a film about war, peace, and […]
2014 in review…
Happy 2015 everyone! How was your new year’s celebration? I spent my time playing a game called Drawful with my friends and laughing until I thought I was going to be sick. So it’s now a whole new year, and I thought I’d cap off 2014 with a post reflecting on this year – my […]
Stanley Kubrick’s Boxes (2008): “The closer you get to an enigma, the more explicable it becomes.”
A quirky and interesting short documentary, Stanley Kubrick’s Boxes (2008) is directed and hosted by famed journalist Jon Ronson. A synopsis: A few years after his death, the widow of Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) asks Jon Ronson to look through the contents of about 1,000 boxes of meticulously sorted materials Kubrick left. Ronson finds that most […]
The Interview (2014): Worth the hype?
Directed by Seth Green and Evan Goldberg, The Interview (2014) is not without its share of controversy. But luckily, its content and laughs are solid enough to back up the hype. A synopsis: Dave Skylark (James Franco) and producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) run the celebrity tabloid show “Skylark Tonight.” When they land an interview with […]
Merry Christmas 2014!
Hi everyone, even though it is currently the 24th of December where I am, I just wanted to make a little post to wish everyone a very merry Christmas. I hope everyone has a really wonderful day filled with good times and great food, no matter which holiday you celebrate. My Christmas miracle arrived in […]
Thoughts On… Godzilla (2014)
This was a film that I was slightly hyped about for quite a long time. For some reason, though, I never went to see it in cinemas. Which may or may not be a shame, as I ended up watching it instead on a tiny airplane screen. Godzilla (2014, dir. Gareth Edwards) is, as you […]
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