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Girl Walk // All Day (2011): A film-length music video about dancing, love, and New York City.
Imagine a feature film-length music video filled with some of the most energetic dancing you ever did see, and some of the most toe-tapping, catchy music you ever did hear. This is Girl Walk // All Day (2011, dir. Jacob Krupnick): a seventy minute exploration of dance, joy, and love, set against the backdrop of […]
The Rocket (2013): “One is blessed, one carries a curse.”
One of the very first commercially released films to be set and shot in Laos, The Rocket (2013, dir. Kim Mordaunt) is a charming story about family, tradition, and the quest to construct the perfect home-made rocket. Here’s a summary of the film, from IMDb: A boy who is believed to bring bad luck to […]
Lars and the Real Girl (2007): Quick-shot review!
Starring the beautiful Ryan Gosling, before his famous “hey girl” internet meme, Lars and the Real Girl (2007) is a compelling character drama about the titular Lars – a shy, anti-social, but sweet young man who lives in his brother’s garage. Lars has a fairly insular life and barely interacts with his brother and his […]
Three Short Films: Connection (2013); Burning the Bed (2003); Plastic Bag (2009).
Today I watched three short films – two with big stars in lead roles, and one with a talking plastic bag. Each of these short films are available to watch online and have been linked below!
The Great Villain Blogathon: Death in The Seventh Seal
Can the personification of death really be considered a villain? Or, is the personification of death the most relevant villain of all? In Ingmar Bergman’s iconic film The Seventh Seal (1957), Death (Bengt Ekerot) is the ultimate adversary against which each of the characters resist; particularly the knight Antonius Block, played by Max von Sydow.
Satan’s Mistress (1982): An Accidentally Reflexive Review.
A lonely woman, longing for the company of her increasingly distant husband, seeks solace in the arms of a mysterious entity who may or may not be a malevolent spirit trapped in their seemingly haunted house. This is the story of Satan’s Mistress (1982), starring Lana Wood and Britt Ekland. This film has a number […]
“Is it worth paying for a ticket?”: Noah (2014)
Based on the famous story from the Bible, Noah (2014) is director Darren Aronofsky’s latest magnum opus. It tells the story of a man who is called by his Creator to perform an important task – to save the innocent after a devastating flood washes the sin of mankind away from the earth.
Thoughts on… True Lies (1994)
James Cameron’s True Lies (1994) stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as a secret government spy, disguising himself as a lowly computer salesman who travels a lot for business. His life consists of convincing his wife (Jamie Lee Curtis) and daughter (Eliza Dushku) that he’s a normal guy, living a normal middle class life, until his wife finds […]
The Invisible War (2012): “If this is happening to me, surely I’m not the only one.”
One of the most confronting and honest documentaries I’ve seen this year, The Invisible War (2012, dir. Kirby Dick) focuses on the prevalence of and experience of sexual assault in the United States military; of both female and male victims. Bringing survivors together to share their stories, the film takes a investigative angle on this […]
Four Modern Short Films: Lights Out (2013); Warehouses (2014); L-Vis 1990 – Ballads (2013); Pineal Warriors – Supermeng vs the Anunnaki (2013).
Sunday is a good day for short film watching! Today I decided to watch a couple more of Nic Hamilton‘s works, a 3-minute horror film, and a kitschy Jodorowsky-esque superhero film. Each of these short films are available to watch online!
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