Posts Tagged ‘Oscar Isaac’
Top Female Performances of 2015
Written by Brooke Corso and Sarah Ksiazek To cover a year in which the state of women in Hollywood – both in front of and behind the camera – is increasingly scrutinized, questioned, and restructured, we chose roles across genres and even selected one actress…
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Film Review – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
With Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), director J.J. Abrams had the near impossible task of continuing the saga started by George Lucas. Audiences were burned by prequels and special editions, and the pressure of kick starting the franchise back to life must have been…
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Interview – Alex Garland – Ex Machina
Spencer interviews writer/director Alex Garland from the sci-fi drama Ex Machina.
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Film Review – Ex Machina
I like low budget sci fi movies. Not just alien creature features from the fifties, but modern indies that deal with things a little outside the ordinary. Because of the tight financing, smaller science fiction films need to focus on the essentials: storytelling, acting, and…
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Film Review – A Most Violent Year
In the perception of society, crime equals corruption. Synonymous with each other to the point of perceived mutual exclusivity, it begs the question of whether one can commit crime without being corrupt. With a clean-cut demeanor, Abel Morales, played with a subtle intensity by Oscar…
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Top 15 Films of 2013 – Allen’s Picks
Why 15? Because 10 just ain’t enough. That’s how good 2013 has been. Granted, every year can be considered a good year, since great movies come out all the time. But this year has proven to be a standout, as one release after another has…
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Film Review – Inside Llewyn Davis
“We create our own unhappiness,” Willie Nelson says and, “the purpose of suffering is to help us understand we are the ones who cause it.” This isn’t an idea unique to Nelson – it’s the core of Buddhist philosophy – but the quote comes from…
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