FILM
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Music, Art, and Poetry Incoming!
Hello everyone, thank you so much for keeping up with my film reviews on this platform. If you love what you are seeing here, please check out the podcasts I co-host: Aux Fiends (music reviews) and Expressionist Discovery (fine art reviews), and also check out my collection of poetry and written pieces on Medium. Please…
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CREED 2: Movie Review
From the opening moments of CREED 2, you can tell this is a sports movie for a new generation. Unlike most film entries of this genre, CREED 2 is layered and packed to the brim with complex emotions and intimate depictions of relationships. While the bone-crunching fight scenes are entertaining as ever, the standout of…
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How French Classical Music Revitalized A 2018 Monster Movie Trailer
When I say French classical impressionist music, the last place you would probably expect to find it is in a movie trailer for a big-budget Hollywood monster sequel film from Warner Brothers. And once the shock of that match-up has settled, you probably wouldn’t expect to hear that the two actually go together very well.…
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Teen Films Are Finally Growing Up
In 1955, audiences were greeted by a film about an angsty teenager named Jim Stark, who attempts to adjust to being the new face in town, navigate the complexities of his adolescent years, and make sense of his changing world. Audiences were left surprised at this immensely true-to-life portrayal of an age demographic so often…
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The Witch: An Unorthodox Story of Feminism
Most people who have seen Robert Eggers’ 2015 directorial debut film, The Witch, probably remember the movie’s final scene. The scene features Thomasin (played excellently by Anya Taylor-Joy) joining a group of women performing a ritual around a fire in the forest. The horrifying chants intensify until the group begins to float as their fiendish…
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Evolving the Cinematic Form
Stanley Kubrick, director of films like The Shining and 2001: A Space Odyssey, has been known for being a pioneer in redefining the cinematic form. In a time when all science fiction films were cheesy B-rated ‘man meets monster’ flicks, Kubrick created the philosophy-minded and awe-inspiring 2001. Cinema is in a constant evolution. We are getting more prequels, sequels, franchises,…
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Best Musical Tracks From 2017 Films
At this point, I have seen most of the films that have come out in 2017. Therefore, it is now time to rank (yes, rank in order) some of the best songs or tracks featured in soundtracks or scores in 2017’s filmography. Unfortunately, even though I have seen most of the films that came out…
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The Efficacy Of Nighttime Driving As A Cinematic Symbol/Image
Chances are that you have seen a car in the nighttime before. Doesn’t it just look so much more different than in the day? Below are two examples of “Car In The Night” scenes. They are often the highlight of the film in which they are included. But what is it that makes these scenes…
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Visual Storytelling In Film
Visual storytelling. It’s a form that consistently alienates modern film viewers. Yet, there is some irony to be found here. Isn’t it strange to think that modern filmgoers find this now-endangered style to be strange when the very advent of filmmaking began with it. I am, of course, talking about silent films. Audiences would flock…
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Blumhouse Productions: Horror Distribution Strategies
So, for some time on the blog – we are going to be taking a little bit of a detour by talking about movie business. Particularly, by talking about different production companies working today. I am happy to be inaugurating the series with one of my favorite studios – Blumhouse Productions. Perhaps you have never…
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One-Take Action Sequences
The classic shot – the long take. Better known as the one-take. A truly adventurous shot for any filmmaker. Of course, the long take could often be misused in order to create some sort of a cinematic gimmick. For example, take Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope, a film critically undermined because of its gimmicky use of the cinematic one-take.…
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Words Unspoken: Why Hollywood Thinks We’re Dumb
Bla, bla, bla. Words, words, and more words. Why is everyone talking so much? Today, I will explore some of the major problems with modern script writing and how some recent examples provide proof to the fact that it’s not necessary for our characters to talk so much. I’ve begun to notice, how even in…
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