Posts Tagged ‘Nicolas Winding Refn’
Film Review – Pusher
Luis Prieto’s Pusher (2012) is a remake of Nicolas Winding Refn’s directorial debut of the same name. Advertisements make that painfully clear, as his name is plastered all over the posters and trailers. I liked Refn’s film just fine, but I didn’t love it. It…
READ MOREEpisode 195 – Bryan Cranston
In honor of the release of Argo, Spencer and Greg discuss Bryan Cranston.
READ MORETop 10 of 2011 – Allen’s Picks
With 2011 officially in the books, it’s time once again to look back and reflect on some of the best films that have come out in the past year. As with all movie writers, coming up with a list like this is usually expected, but…
READ MORETop 10 of 2011 – Brandi’s Picks
I think Top 10 lists are fun. Many critics write beleaguered sorts of “I don’t really want to be doing this and it’s stupid and rankings are meaningless” disclaimers at the beginning of their lists. Ugh. Look, it should go without saying that any list…
READ MOREFilm Review – Drive
It is a rare ability for a film to both rely on a sense of nostalgia and simultaneously introduce something new that is its own. Drive, a neo-noir thriller from director Nicolas Winding Refn (Bronson, Valhalla Rising), is a perfect example of one of those…
READ MOREAnticipating Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Drive”
It is always hard to tell in a given year what is going to be a good film. I have a notoriously bad track record for predicting what movies I will end up loving. The trailer and the premise of the movies are always misleading…
READ MOREFilm Review – Valhalla Rising
Valhalla Rising: Pros *Competent production values *Good, even beautiful (though not unique) photography *By no means a masterwork of technical filmmaking, but is probably passable enough to get a solid A in a film production course Cons *Historically inaccurate (takes place in 1000 AD; Crusades…
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