Daydreaming About ‘Knight of Cups’
Let me tell you, I’m out here From a very far away place All for a chance to be a star Nowhere seems to be too far No, these are […]
Let me tell you, I’m out here From a very far away place All for a chance to be a star Nowhere seems to be too far No, these are […]
1. Mad Max: Fury Road “My name is Max. My world is fire. And blood.” If there will ever be an era of the progressive blockbuster, it starts with these […]
[7.0] Directed by Patrick Brice Blumhouse Productions Rated R, 82 min. It’s not surprising that the found footage genre has become commercially overexploited. In an era of constant surveillance and pocket-sized […]
1. Boyhood The experience of Richard Linklater’s Boyhood is an immersion within time itself. We’re used to movies utilizing time as an easily manipulated element, cutting from scene to scene […]
[8.4] Directed by Steve James CNN Films Rated R, 116 min. While reading Roger Ebert’s memoir in 2011, my imagination spawned endless possibilities of how a cinematic adaptation could be […]
[7.1] Directed by David Michôd A24 Rated R, 102 min. Post-apocalypse and bleakness may seem to go hand in hand, if not for the faint glimmer of hope that ordinarily […]
[8.6] Directed by Steven Knight A24 Rated R, 85 mins. Tom Hardy’s lone night drive may essentially be yet another retread of the fixed-location, cinematic experiment, but not unlike 127 […]
[6.8] Directed by Anthony & Joe Russo Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Rated PG-13, 136 mins. I can’t help but write about the latest addition to the on-screen Marvel universe without a […]
[8.8] Directed by Wes Anderson Fox Searchlight Pictures Rated R, 99 mins. There are certain expectations of a new Wes Anderson film, among them eccentric storybook imagery, extensive tracking shots, […]
“It’s funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you viddy them on the screen.” – Alex, A Clockwork Orange 1. Her There’s a magic […]