Category: Review
Rewind: 1993 in Film – The Age of Innocence
“They all lived in a kind of hieroglyphics world. The real thing was never said or done or even thought; but, only represented by a…
Rewind: 1993 – Groundhog Day, the Comedy of Trial and Errors
What would you do if you were stuck in one place and everything you did was exactly the same, and nothing you did really mattered?…
Review: Mine 9
Mining remains one of the most dangerous occupations and there are thousands of accidents every year all across the globe. Many of us probably don’t…
SHAZAM! Review: Navigating Teenage Angst with Superpowers
What’s the most fun you’ve had while watching a movie? When I say fun, it doesn’t necessarily have to be the best movie you have…
Rewind: 1993 – What’s Eating Gilbert Grape: A Predictable, yet Compassionate Parable about Human Suffering
In one of the most telling scenes of What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Gilbert (Johnny Depp), when asked about what he wants in life, answers, ‘”I…
Rewind in film: 1993 – The Secret Garden
Although I was quite the tomboy growing up, I did have a soft spot for films like The Little Princess (1995), Little Women (1994), The…
Rewind: 1993 in Film – A Perfect World
Clint Eastwood’s A Perfect World is one of the actor/director’s most underrated films. It’s a searing meditation on violence which should be ranked on par with his…
Rewind: 1993 in Film – The Fugitive
The Fugitive is the perfect example of tight economical blockbuster film making. It’s not bloated in exposition, it’s not meandered down by unwanted subplots, there is…
Rewind: 1993 in Film – Fearless
Those opening moments of 1993’s somewhat misplaced, Fearless, are extraordinary. The drifting shots of Max (Jeff Bridges), walking through smoky crop field, carrying a baby…
Review: Brie Larson's Unicorn Store
Following her Best Actress Oscar win for Room, Brie Larson took the ambitious step behind the camera to make her directorial debut. Unicorn Store drifted…
Cleveland International Film Festival: One Cut of the Dead
Shin’ichirô Ueda’s One Cut of the Dead is the funniest—and most endearing—zomcom I’ve seen in quite a while. Equal parts gory and sidesplitting, it’s a…
The Essential Cinema that is Agnès Varda's Cléo from 5 to 7
“Looking at others is the first step of feminism. Not being selfish, not being mirror-oriented. Looking at other people.” – Agnès Varda Agnès Varda spent…
Worlds Apart: Clean Hands Review
Often we take our lives in the West for granted. I am guilty of this, especially throwing away items once I am finished with them…
The Write Stuff: A Brilliant Monster Review
We have all been at the stage in our lives where we just can’t think of anything original or creative. It’s frustrating and it often…
