Posts Tagged ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’
Film Review – Atlantics
There are some films that exist to defy the conventions of storytelling. Three act structures with clear and precise plot points step aside in favor of mood, atmosphere, and tone. When a filmmaker can convey a theme or idea without having to rely on well-worn…
READ MOREFilm Review – Neither Heaven Nor Earth
The title of Clément Cogitore’s Neither Heaven Nor Earth (2015) points toward the supernatural. If the setting of the writer/director’s story doesn’t take place in a heaven that we understand or an earth that we’re familiar with, then where does it take place? Purgatory perhaps?…
READ MORE6 Thrillers or Horror Films Set in School
School is supposed to be a safe haven for students and teachers: a place for growth, learning, exploration, and security. Unfortunately, it can also be a period of awkwardness, isolation, and torment, depending on what side of the cafeteria you ate. Horror films or thrillers…
READ MOREAn Appreciation – Au Revoir Les Enfants
There comes a point in time when—tragically—the innocence and naïveté of youth moves aside and makes way for the harsh realities of the world. One can’t pinpoint exactly when this happens, as it is different for everyone. But when it does, it changes a person…
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