2016 in Review: The Confirmation
The Confirmation maintains a belief in the viability of people & the lives they lead.
Category: Film
2016 in Review: The Ones Below
A garden metaphor coupled with these expectant mothers leaves us with little wiggle room in terms of interpretation
Birthing the Beast Part I: Silencing Reality
The male gaze is something consistently breached in this genre, especially so when it comes to films on pregnancy
So Long, Suspect Video
I won’t miss the savings but I’m sad to see the entrance to my neighbourhood go dim.
Leonard Cohen
In every word, he is inviting you to join him, to stand next to him, and feel something
The Muted Transcendence of Antonioni’s La Notte
Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1961 film La Notte is a revelation. The second in a trilogy that includes L’avventura and L’eclisse, thisContinue Reading
Meet Me in St. Louis, Nashville, and What’s New for 2016
My film viewing exploded to life again with my first two viewings of 2016: Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) and Nashville (1975).
Christmas Movie Round-Up: Elf
What’s a little sentiment here and there?
Videodrunk 2015 Review
At times the films at Videodrunk go deep into the cinematic
Christmas Movie Round-Up 2015: It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946)
James Stewart oozes pathos because, who hasn’t felt unappreciated in life?
