[Watch] Video Essay Exploring High and Low Art in Jean-Luc Godard’s Alphaville
Video Essay Exploring High and Low Art in Jean-Luc Godard’s Alphaville: With my Film Finds video series, I take a…
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With all that fame, money and an endless array of tech it is quite difficult to pin down who Tony…
Racer and the Jailbird [2018]: A Soul-less and Tedious Film About Unconditional Love
Going by the title, Belgian director Michaël R. Roskam’s Racer and the Jailbird sounds like an adrenaline pumping crime actioner. While…
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When one thinks of Bollywood, one is instantly reminded of glittering lights, elaborate sets, song and dance sequences. But behind…
Evil Dead [2013]: Scores High in Violence & Gore, Falls Short in Everything Else
Drenched in gallons of blood & jam-packed with nods to its source of inspiration, this remake, sequel & soft-reboot of…
TV Shows Aren’t Films
Once a filmed production is edited into designated segments, and not as one whole, it is no longer a film and it becomes at least something closer resembling a TV show.
DEV.D [2009]: A Refreshingly Unusual Black Comedy
“Black Comedy is a farce that is played in the dark, as you know, with the lights full on. It’s…
The State of Modern Comedies: Introduction I – Too much realism, not enough surrealism
The problem with these so-called comedies, aside from not actually having that many jokes or funny moments in them, is that they are actually dramas, or at the least dramedies.