Rachel?
Yearning. Touch, feeling, skin, beauty; the search for something tangible. Seeking. Love, fear, sadness, disillusion; the search for something deeper. A simple calling of a name evokes so much more, as the silence on the other end defies simple emotion. Waiting, waiting, waiting for a answer. The fog, the mist, the darkness; it all envelops everyone and everything that seeks something real. In a world that has lost everything after gaining everything, it only makes sense that a human…
Part Seven of Preparing (As Much as Humanly Possible) for Interent Vice
Some Slight Spoilers Ahead
The waves. In and out. In and out. Constantly flowing. Changing, Swiftly moving and adapting to the movement of the sea. Boats and ships go against the tide, going their own way and avoiding the consistent flow of the ocean.
Although the ships go their own way, Freddie follows the tide. He goes where he wants, he does what he wants, and his yearning…
Here are some reasons why Bambi is the greatest animated film ever made:
- It shows life in all its little imperfections and grand tribulations.
- The amount of joy, humor, tears, and discovery to be found within its tight 70 minute run-time is indescribably beautiful.
- The characters are layered, fully-formed, and crafted to perfection.
-The animation is second to none, showcasing subtle details and landscapes that blow me away after every viewing.
- The classic themes are as…
Going to a film in a theater is an experience. Regardless if the film is good or bad, a masterpiece or a failure; when the house lights go down, something magical occurs. The audience is taken to new places, they discover new ideas or feelings, and every few decades or so, a film can shake your inner-being to your core.
Interstellar shook my inner-being to my core. I'm not kidding, exaggerating, or being hyperbolic; this film put me in a…
It's that time of the year again.
The rustling leaves, the slowly-setting sun, the chilly and blistering cold, college football; the season of Fall is here.
Okay, technically it isn't Fall just yet, but It feels like it where I live. And since I've been itching to dig into the horror genre some more, I decided to kick off horror-film season early. Every year, I watch horror films throughout September and October. I don't do a marathon or anything, but…
Constantly interweaving between potent satire, expressionistic fantasy, blazing science-fiction and inexplicably charming romance; Brazil is an utterly audacious and perfect piece of cinematic art. As I see more and more films, I find myself harder to please. So, when I find a film that completely blows me away like I'm seeing moving images for the first time, I take notice.
Truly I felt, as streams of images, sights, and sounds blasted across the screen, that I was experiencing something worth…
It's hard to put into words how astonishingly perfect Joe Dante's Gremlins is. There is simply no horror-comedy that has even come close, except maybe Gremlins 2: The New Batch or The Howling; also directed by Joe Dante. He just understands how to craft a film, plain and simple. He understands that you need to show and not tell, he understands that unnecessary exposition is UNNECESSARY, and he understands that it doesn't hurt to scare the child audience. Truly, this…
I have two words to describe my thoughts after Persona:
Holy shit.
Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow.
I have no words. My God, what a film.
I don't think I have ever "felt" such depth in a piece of cinema before.
I will "attempt" a full review after a rewatch, which will probably be very soon. Maybe. I don't know. This film broke me.
From the opening shot of I Saw the Devil, I was invested. Gripped. Entranced. Lured so far into the film's magnificent tapestry that I couldn't look away from the screen, even if there were moments that I wanted to. I Saw the Devil took me completely by surprise, orchestrating a fable of sorts that discusses the nature and necessity of revenge in the most beautiful and operatic way possible. Seriously, there are so many scenes where the INCREDIBLE score picks…
An explosion at a fireworks factory, a multitude of lollipops scattered across the floor, reflections of kaleidoscopic color flying across a windshield; those phrases describe the pure exhilaration and utter joy of Speed Racer. IT IS a misunderstood masterpiece (a word which I don't use lightly), crafting a world with sincerity and vibrancy, and bringing a film to life like very few ever have. That isn't hyperbole, not many films have so much confidence in their vision than Speed Racer.…