Posts Tagged ‘Bonnie and Clyde’
Film Review – Carmen
Director/choreographer Benjamin Millepied’s Carmen (2022) is not so much an adaptation of the famous novel/opera, but a complete re-imagining that uses the source material as a groundwork. The result is an intoxicating and vibrant sensory experience. Some viewers may be turned off by its poeticism (some might describe…
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Film Review – Queen & Slim
Racism, police violence, societal prejudices, the disaffection and pressure of constantly living under scrutiny based on appearance, the simple wish to just be; these are all issues that African Americans live with on a constant basis. How to eke out any sort of normalcy or…
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SIFF Double Feature – Shut Up and Play the Piano and What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
Shut Up and Play the Piano: Directed by Philipp Jedicke, Shut Up and Play the Piano documents the rise (and rise) of Canadian musician and producer Chilly Gonzales (aka Jason Charles Beck.) He hasn’t really reached high enough to have a fall, and perhaps never…
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An Appreciation – Gun Crazy
What makes film noir so fascinating is how tied in it is to history. Of all the different styles, movements, and trends that have existed in cinema, noir is placed so firmly into the culture of the mid 20th century that it’s difficult not to…
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Film Review – Touched With Fire
Writer/director Paul Dalio’s Touched With Fire (2015) attempts to cover a lot of issues, but by doing so doesn’t say much about any of them. Is it a tale about manic depression? Is it a love story between two similar characters? Is it about the…
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Film Review – Rob the Mob
Everything you need to know about the protagonists of Rob the Mob (2014) happens in the opening scene. Tommy (Michael Pitt) and Rosie (Nina Arianda) drive up to a flower shop on Valentine’s Day. The two share a kiss, Tommy gets out and enters the…
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Episode 183 – Outlaw Films
In honor of the release of Lawless, Spencer and Greg discuss outlaw films.
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Film Review – God Bless America
I don’t think anyone would argue with the assessment that there are a lot of problems with our culture these days. The obsession with celebrity and entitlement have become incredibly pervasive in our culture with the rise of reality TV. Our fallout of this cultural…
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