“You feel like you’re not making these decisions?”
“I feel like I’m not guiding them. Like someone else is.”
Even though I have always had a deep appreciation for film throughout my entire life, my love for television has not always been as consistent. It is not so much that I have disliked the shows I have watched, but rather, there is so much to watch that it is harder to keep up with it all. Some shows have been…
“We’re all here by choice.”
Pan’s Labyrinth is an imaginative and emotionally raw look at the magic of childhood innocence, and the consequences of war skillfully brought to life by director Guillermo del Toro. While this film is near perfection in almost every area, some minor narrative issues should be addressed. Given the major conflict that Captain Vidal is facing regarding the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, it is never fully explained who they are fighting and the consequences…
A “cut above”
While Uncut Gems is mostly perfect, I still had a few issues with it. The pacing towards the middle, subtle humor, and abrupt ending, pull the film down to a degree. There’s also no clear messages, which made me wonder what the film’s true intent was. Still The Safdie Brothers and Ronald Bronstein have created something so jarring (in a good way) that it must be seen to be believed. The filmmaking combined with Adam Sandler’s performance…
“A time to remember”
Other than the lack of violence and character development throughout most of 1917, it is truly a masterpiece. Like many war films I’ve seen, we don’t get much background for the central protagonists. Yet somehow, I still found myself concerned for them here. Most of that has to do with the “one shot” editing/ cinematography work helmed by Lee Smith and Roger Deakins, respectively. I felt like I was apart of the war itself, especially this…
