Posts Tagged ‘Ingmar Bergman’
Blu-Ray Review – 45 Years
The Criterion Collection, with their continually exceptional taste in movies to issue on Blu-Ray, has recently released the critically acclaimed 2015 drama 45 Years. Starring Charlotte Rampling in an Academy Award nominated role and Tom Courtenay as her addled longtime husband, the film is a…
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Film Review – The Witch
Robert Eggers’ The Witch (2015) is the kind of horror film that isn’t interested in cheap thrills. Rather, the terror it evokes digs into your bones, unsettling you with tone and atmosphere. Eggers makes his feature length debut as writer and director, and in both…
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An Appreciation – The Phantom Carriage
It is said that every New Year’s Eve the last person to pass away – if they were a sinner – will become the driver of Death’s carriage. For the next full year, this poor soul will travel the world collecting the souls of the…
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Film Review – Miss Julie
I’m at such conflict regarding Miss Julie (2014) that I’m still not sure whether I liked it or not. There are many things worth commending, one of which is the strength of the performances. But as I step back and think about it as an…
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Film Review – Magic in the Moonlight
Throughout his career, Woody Allen has continuously revisited the theme of artifice versus reality. How people perceive the universe and how things really are has been something of an obsession for him. Much like Ingmar Bergman, Allen has questioned and fretted over religion, the thought…
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Top 5 – Upon Further Review…
Another Top 5 segment from The MacGuffin. This time Allen and Ed share their top 5 movies they came to appreciate upon further review. This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes and from here. After you’ve watched the video please vote in our poll…
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Film Review – Shit Year
The difficult thing about trailers today is that they often don’t properly represent what a movie is about. That is not the case with Cam Archer’s Shit Year (2010)—what you see is what you get. As I write this review, I’m still trying to digest…
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