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
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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
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 Understanding in Only Lovers Left Alive
The world, in the grand scheme of things, can easily be seen by pessimists as continuously on the brink ofContinue Reading
Love and Loss in (500) Days of Summer
Romantic comedies are often known for having a predictable story of boy meets girl, illustrating a pleasant picture of howContinue 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
Solidarity in Lars and the Real Girl
Lars Lindstrom (Ryan Gosling) lives in a small Wisconsin town. He doesn’t engage in much human interaction despite having aContinue Reading
