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The thing with Woody Allen moves is that are written and directed by the man himself. He puts himself in the movies. It’s wonderful. There’s an element of an “inside joke” with his movies, except instead of hearing “You had to be there” it’s “You had to have seen other movies”. I guess it’s very auteur of him. However, can a Woody Allen movie compete with the rest of this year’s big pictures? The feel and message is so very different from the others. Continue reading
Silent films are wonderful simply because they over act. It’s funny to see such exaggerated acting for one, but it’s part of the evolution of film. To say that this movie is metacinematic is an understatement. It is, without a doubt, an incredibly brief history of the transition from silent to talkies. Continue reading
The premise of the show is fairly obvious-Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch), a high-functioning sociopath (Not a psychopath!) is a consultant for the police who is often brought in to help solve the tougher cases. Watson is a war who spent his time as a surgeon. Shortly after meeting, the two move in together, learning the quirks of one another. Also, there are some murders. Without them, this would merely be a homoerotic slice of life drama. Continue reading
Though the ending is left somewhat open, it is hopeful and something I will not be giving away, unlike Meng’s plot twist. While she is not a character we may all identify with, we still like her as well as “romantic interest” Zheng Shihou, who looks and acts like he walked out of a Studio Ghibli movie. Continue reading
Between my film class and french class, I’ve seen enough french movies in the last month to last me a while (though it is likely that I’ll be watching more soon). As weird as French cinema can be, I love it, so without further ado, I give you my recent foreign films. Continue reading
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