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“Is it worth paying for a ticket?”: Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
Nothing better than a film poster where a man is clearly about to beat the crap out of his girlfriend, but in a sexy way. Confounding lovers of good writing everywhere, Fifty Shades of Grey (2015, dir. Sam Taylor-Johnston) was a runaway literary success in 2011 and 2012. Written by E. L. James and initially […]
Thoughts On… Jumanji (1995)
A childhood classic for every 90s kid, Jumanji (1995, dir. Joe Johnston) is based on the children’s book of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg. When Judy (Kirsten Dunst) and Peter (Bradley Pierce) find a mysterious and magical board game in their new house, they unwittingly release a man from within it; Alan Parrish […]
Rosemary’s Baby (2014): Was this really necessary?
It’s not a secret that I have a little obsession with Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby (1968). I’ve written a review on it, plus a post on the visuals and cinematography, and Rosemary herself proudly appears at the top of my website. I even found two locations from the film when I visited New York City […]
Suspiria (1977): “Do you know anything about… witches?”
Sometimes all you need in your film-watching life is a cheesy and gory horror film by a classic Italian director. Suspiria (1977) was directed by Dario Argento and is one of the staples of the giallo genre – defined as a murder mystery style of film, generally Italian-made, which contains a lot of blood, guts, […]
The Spectacular Now (2013): “The best thing about now, is that there’s another one tomorrow.”
A surprisingly poignant and affecting teenage drama, The Spectacular Now (2013 dir. James Ponsoldt) captures the trials and tribulations of two young lovers who are the same age but at completely different stages in their lives. A synopsis: Sutter Keely lives in the now. It’s a good place for him. A high school senior, charming […]
Shitfest 2015: Australia (2008)
Shitfest is here! My favourite celebration of terrible, horrible, no good films is finally here for everyone to enjoy. I chose to review a little film called Australia (2008), which was really not very good at all. Viva la Shitfest!
Finding Vivian Maier (2013): “In death she is getting the fame she never had in life.”
Imagine finding a huge stash of undeveloped photo negatives with very mysterious origins. What would you do? In Finding Vivian Maier (2013), director John Maloof tells of how he discovered thousands of negatives shot by the secretive hoarder Vivian Maier – a nanny, a self-proclaimed spy, and all-around intriguing personality – and documents the process […]
Genre Grandeur: The 39 Steps (1935)
Originally posted on MovieRob:
For the next review for this month’s Genre Grandeur – British Thrillers, here’s a review from Anna of Film Grimoire of the British Thriller – The 39 Steps (1935) Thanks again to Emma from Emmakwall.com for choosing this month’s genre Next month’s Genre, chosen by Justine of Justine’s movie blog is…
Two Short Films: This Is It (2014); Odile et Michel (2014).
Recently I had the chance to watch two short films that both played on their use of language in different ways, and thought I might group them together for a post. There’s nothing better than a short film that is entirely surprising in the way it handles its communication of story and ideas, and these […]
Resolutions 2015: The Artist (2011)
Originally posted on Silver Screen Serenade:
TGIF, sweet readers! I tell you what, MLK Day off or no, it’s been a long one. I hope you guys have had a less crazy week than I have! One constant that I have been all too happy to devote some attention to these last few weeks is…
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