Harakiri (1962), directed by Masaki Kobayashi, Spine #302 of the Criterion Collection What a great film in which tradition and ritual are questioned while we audience members are confronted with our own emotions and views on morality. This is accomplished by a layered story that is slowly revealed through multiple character perspectives as well as […]
Cosmopolis (Teaser) First off, apologies for the French(?) subtitles. I hope they don’t distract too much (if they do, simply watch this teaser over and over again. It’s bloody brilliant). David Cronenberg’s latest film, Cosmopolis, promises to be oneiric, violent and strange. Did you see the giant rat in the teaser? The story follows 28 […]
South By Southwest (SXSW) is gaining more and more legitimacy as time goes by. The 25 year old festival may not be a household name like Sundance or Cannes just yet, however, Austin’s booming film community grows exponentially each year and slowly creeps into the social consciousness. Some consider this to be the birthplace of […]
Traffic (2000), directed by Steven Soderbergh, Spine #151 of the Criterion Collection. After viewing the film, Traffic seems to be that landmark, eye-opening film on drugs we’ve all been waiting for. Yet on reflection and closer examination, one asks: have we really been waiting for this? It would be easy to say that all the […]
Due to the shear magnitude of trailers, I have enlisted the help of the one and only founder of this website, Chris Baggiano, to finish out the post for today. Don’t worry I’ll be releasing a part 2 tomorrow featuring the rest of the trailers that have a certain southwest theme. Prometheus (Full Trailer!) On […]
Yes, I saw John Carter. I did not want to see this movie. I thought I never would see this movie. But I did. I don’t know what had the worse effect, the large popcorn and Reese’s Pieces on my stomach, or this film on my eyes and brain. John Carter was extraordinarily bad. Never […]
John Carter suffers from a few problems, most of which are not to the fault of the filmmakers, that end up hindering its quality. And despite those problems the movie almost surpasses expectations. Almost. John Carter centers around its main character of the same name (played by Taylor Kitsch). Carter is a former Confederate soldier […]
I wanted to start by clarifying last week’s post. I mentioned that “film should not be viewed as a product, but instead as art and should stand alone in terms of quality and value.” The problem with this statement is that one cannot put a value on art, or else it ceases to be art […]