Shorties #30: “Martyrs” (2008), “Oslo, August 31st”, “Man with a Movie Camera”, “Seven Psychopaths”, and “High Life”

This article will have short reviews for the following films in this order: Martyrs, Oslo, Agust 31st, Man with a Movie Camera, Seven Psychopaths and High Life. Dark and disturbing, though not necessarily scary, Martyrs (2008) subverts expectations time and time again by somehow managing to merge 4 different types of films into one. It’s quite the …

Superhero Double Bill: “Captain Marvel” and “Aquaman”

Recently two big-budget superhero films hit theaters; Captain Marvel and Aquaman. Aquaman got a surprisingly positive reaction from the fans, while Captain Marvel was, and still is, being bombarded by bad reviews from a bunch of people who can't get over the fact that Brie Larson wants more diversity in the industry. However, there have also been negative reviews concerning …

Here’s a Cool Shot | Song of The Sea

Before the Cartoon Saloon produced The Breadwinner, they made another visually stunning film called Song of the Sea. It tells the story of Ben and his sister with whom he discovers that the fairy tales their mum used to tell them are in fact true, and now they find themselves on an adventure to save …

Oscars 2019: My Predictions

It's that time of the year again where rich privileged people give each other awards and pat each other on the back for the popularity of their films and how much money they put in their campaign that propelled them to the awards. This time around, the award season has been a bit odd. There …

Opinion: “Mile 22” (2018)

Peter Berg was on his way to become qualified as a good director. Ever since Lone Survivor, he’s made nothing but great films. Then Mile 22 came around; the not-so-surprising flop if you’d seen the trailer, but very surprising flop if you’d seen the director’s previous films. It was panned by critics and audiences alike, …

Nosferatu, Expressionism, and Romanticism

One of the most well-known films of the silent era is Nosferatu, a German horror flick that took its inspiration from Bram Stoker’s Dracula. And with “took its inspiration from” I mean “copied, changed out the names, and ending of”.  It’s widely believed that Nosferatu is an expressionistic film, though while we were watching it …

Shorties #22: Documentary Edition

I don't watch a lot of documentaries. I don't know why, but I'd rather watch a feature film than a documentary, though, for the past holiday, I decided to watch at least a few of them. Turns out they're quite fun. Here are a couple of the documentaries that I saw during my time off. …

A Piece About Time, Philosophy, and “A Ghost Story”

I go over the entire film in this analysis, so it’ll both be a long article (5000 words) and a spoiler-filled one. But by now you should’ve seen the film, if not, go watch it; it’s my favorite film of 2017. Also, keep in mind that this is my interpretation of the film. A Brief …

Here’s a Cool Shot | Sorry for Your Loss

Who knew that something good would come out of Facebook Watch? Yep, you read that right, Facebook Watch. It is Facebook’s streaming service that since last year started to produce its own shows, like Sorry for Your Loss, starring Elizabeth Olsen, Kelly Marie Tran, and Jovan Adepo. In the series, we follow how Leigh (Olsen) …

Shorties #20: “The Rover”, “Upgrade”, “Utøya 22. juli”, “Ant-Man and The Wasp”, and “Before Sunset”

This article will have short reviews of the following films in this order: The Rover, Upgrade, Utøya 22. juli, Ant-Man and The Wasp, and Before Sunset. For a long time of The Rover’s runtime, I wasn’t really sold. It wasn’t until the phenomenal third act that everything started to fall into place, and during my re-watch, I enjoyed the film …