Tag: childhood
2014 in Film: Richard Linklater’s ‘Boyhood’ and Moments That Seize You (and Me)
I remember when I first saw Boyhood and experienced my adult self reliving echoes of my childhood. Many films remind us, trigger times in our…
Dear Dad: Remembering My Father And The Films He Introduced Me To
Today is Father’s Day, and sadly my beloved step-father who raised me, passed away last October. My step-father encouraged me to follow my passion and…
Pokemon: The Cash Grab (Or How to Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too!)
Ah, the late Nineties: A hell of a time to be around and young. Bill Clinton was in the midst of impeachment hearing about lying…
Trapped in the Rat Race: Revisiting Lynne Ramsay’s Ratcatcher
With the recent release of You Were Never Really Here, and the Rewind year at Filmotomy, it seems only fitting to revisit Lynne Ramsay’s debut…
Empire Of The Sun: Goodbye To Childhood
Empire of the Sun marks Spielberg’s departure from the theme of childhood and innocence and is his first step into more adult territory with films…
Review: The Florida Project
“Childhood means simplicity. Look at the world with the child’s eye – it is very beautiful.” Kailash Satyarthi In Sean Baker’s excellent The Florida Project we…
