our midwest adventure

a short video of our recent adventure to the midwest . . . enjoy!   Continue reading →

Life of Pi

ang lee’s take on yann martel’s acclaimed novel is the rare kind of film that i appreciate considerably more than i did the book. where the novel struggled to keep my attention, oscillating between heavy-handed philosophy 101 and perplexing (read: badly written) magical realism, the film maintains a focus that balances the allegorical and real … Continue reading →

upcoming films to be giddy about in 2013

2012 was a really strong year for film, and looking ahead it seems film studios aren’t letting up in 2013. here are a number of films that on paper seem worth a look (in no particular order): malavita – october 18 2013 – luc besson directs robert deniro and tommy lee jones in a film … Continue reading →

lawless

‘lawless’ is one of those films “based on true events” where you’re left compelled to read the book from which the story was sourced. a prohibition era blue ridge gangster film, so brutally violent, crass, and messy, it leaves a sour taste about the state of humanity (despite documenting events some 80 years in the … Continue reading →

some pretty wonderful films of 2012

this has been such a solid year for film. haven’t seen everything i would like to yet, such as life of pi, les miserables, django unchained, zero dark thirty, the perks of being a wall flower, seven psychopaths, lawless, holy motors, the grandmasters, and a handful of others. these are my personal favorites (from what … Continue reading →

Blue Valentine

there’s been a trend in film for the last [enter number] years to achieve a state of realism so profound that we forget we’re watching a film. many efforts succeed in achieving this end. some struggle to find that balance between plausibility and necessary conflict for compelling drama. regardless of the success of the effort … Continue reading →

Animal Kingdom

in the natural world there are the strong and the weak. the strong succeed and triumph and the weak are destroyed. occasionally the strong will protect the weak for their own interests. occasionally the weak will surmount difficult odds to survive annihilation. the job of the sentient being is to find their place within this … Continue reading →