Tag: Cinematography
Braid is an Offbeat Thriller Full of Mystery and Tantalizing Visuals
************************This review contains spoilers**************************** “In this house nothing has changed. I’ve never changed. Here, everything is possible.” Braid features two young women, Petula Thames (Imogen Waterhouse) and Tilda Darlings (Sarah Hay) who are wanted criminals in need of…
Read More »A Tale of Undying Love and Self-Discovery, with Incredible VFX, Powers Alita into Battle
************************This review contains mild spoilers**************************** Visionary director James Cameron’s name has become synonymous with visual wizardry and innovation and he has once again lent his expertise on pushing the limits of what cinema can look like with Alita: …
Read More »If Beale Street Could Talk and The Audacity of Love
Loving someone is one of the most audacious, risk-taking things a person can do. When you love someone, you entrust them with your mental well-being, wagering that they will honor your faith in them and not lead you…
Read More »A Visual Milestone, Aquaman Feels Like Our First International Superhero Film
Aquaman follows the archetypal “man without a country”, that man in this film being Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa), a super-powered half human, half Atlantean also known to the world as the superhero Aquaman. Arthur’s genetic homeland of Atlantis…
Read More »Roma Examines The Societal Barriers That Separate Women and What Can Unite Them
************************This review contains spoilers**************************** “We are alone. No matter what they tell you, we women, we are always alone.” Roma follows a wealthy family and their nanny Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio) in 1970s Mexico City as both try to…
Read More »The Favourite Explores The Nexus of Power, Sex, and Love
************************This review contains spoilers**************************** The Favourite finds us in 18th century England during a time of war with the French. Leading England at this time is Queen Anne (Olivia Colman), a sick and impressionable queen lacking self confidence,…
Read More »Widows Spins a Thrilling Heist Film into Social Commentary about Grief and the Mistreatment of Women
“The only thing that matters is to survive. Look around you, it’s like Custer’s last stand; kill, or be killed.” Widows follows three women in Chicago, Veronica (Viola Davis), Linda (Michelle Rodriguez), and Alice (Elizabeth Debicki) after a…
Read More »Suspiria Haunts the Arthouse
************************This review contains spoilers**************************** “A mother is a woman who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.” Suspiria is an ambitious re-imagining of Dario Argento’s 1977 cult classic horror film of…
Read More »Why Suspiria is an Enduring Horror Cult Classic
Suspiria is the 1977 cult classic Eurohorror film made by legendary director Dario Argento. In the film we follow Suzy Bannion (Jessica Harper) an aspiring ballerina who travels to Germany from the United States to attend the best…
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High Flying Bird Finds Its Voice Too Late
“How do you show a man’s humanity?” “Remind him of his mortality.” High Flying Bird is the story of sports agent Ray Burke (Andre Holland) who is navigating the treacherous waters of an pro basketball labor dispute that…
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