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Afghanistan: Osama (2003)
Anyone who has followed along with me through this series will not be surprised to see the direction that thisContinue Reading
The Films of Philip Seymour Hoffman
Five years since the passing of Philip Seymour Hoffman, we look back at the career of the gone much tooContinue Reading
Ill-fated Love in Blue Valentine
The idea behind Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine stemmed from the divorce of Cianfrance’s own parents. To help comes to termsContinue Reading
Monrovia, Indiana ★★★★
Frederick Wiseman has been making documentaries since the 60’s. He’s been to mental institutions, schools, laboratories, and museums. He’s exploredContinue Reading
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and the Deterioration of Blissful Ignorance
Jacques Demy’s The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is a coming of age film as much as it is a love story.Continue Reading
Science Fiction in Romance: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind represents an elusive oddity within cinema- the science fiction romance. Written by the everContinue Reading
High Flying Bird ★★★
If nothing else, Netflix has proven itself a perfect platform for releasing films like High Flying Bird. Steven Soderbergh‘s latest,Continue Reading
Newness, Companionship, & Love
In movies, love is often explored in a manner that is much more dated than how it exists in today’sContinue Reading
Lost in Translation: Sofia Coppola’s Maturely Romantic Masterpiece
Many of the best romantic films embrace the characteristically visual nature of cinema, expressing their stories of love literally throughContinue Reading
Love and Friendship in When Harry Met Sally…
“You realise of course that we could never be friends. Men and women can’t be friends because the sex partContinue Reading
