What is evil? Is it the mere act that is taken by a man? Is it man’s intention? Is nature, in its violence and indifference to suffering, evil? Is evil a compulsion that the strong can resist, and the weak indulge in? In Robert Eggar’s reinterpretation of the 1922 film by F.W. Murnau, he doesn’tContinue reading “Nosferatu and the Nature of Evil”
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Asteroid City and the point of it all…
Wes Anderson’s 11th feature film is a repetition of everything else Anderson has done before. He uses much of the same acting company, the same cinematographer, and one of the same co-writers as his prior projects. This repetition has split those who watch his work between those who dismiss him as nothing deep, all aestheticContinue reading “Asteroid City and the point of it all…”
Complicated simplicity in The French Dispatch
Wes Anderson has been one of the most singular figures in twenty first century cinema. His visual style is instantly recognizable, but hardly ever imitated outside of the wardrobes, interior decor, and instagram feeds of his admirers. He has been so outside the mainstream of Hollywood’s visual grammar that he’s been often maligned by thoseContinue reading “Complicated simplicity in The French Dispatch”
The Wisdom and Youthfulness of M. Night
M. Night Shyamalan is young at heart and wise beyond his years. That’s the take away I keep coming back to after seeing his new film Old for the second time in theaters. I came to film slowly, but with increasing intensity. A major part of that was when I visited my cousins who livedContinue reading “The Wisdom and Youthfulness of M. Night”
Review: The Adventures of Tintin
There are lots of ways in which European culture is more sophisticated than American culture. One of them is that our brethren across the Atlantic figured out that Tintin rules ages ago, and we still haven’t. Tintin is a reporter, an adventurer, a boy scout, about 15, and an all around class act. He’s followedContinue reading “Review: The Adventures of Tintin”
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