Saturday Shorts: Pieces
Way leads to way with me sometimes. Case in point: I met the dynamic duo Scott and Liam of the Scott and Liam vs. Evil podcast (available on iTunes, and worth every second of your spare time to listen to … Continue reading →
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The Proof of Your Pain: Sacrificing the Self in The Fall
Tarsem Singh’s The Fall fucked me up for days on end. There is no sugar-coating. It left me battered and near tears by the end of it. It’s both spiritual and achingly human, imaginative to great heights and yet earthly, … Continue reading →
Well Played: Dawn
I was intending to cover Rose McGowan’s Dawn as part of my Saturday Shorts series. However, this is too good for a quickie entry. Entirely too good. The layers, the meaning, the performances, the nuances of the script – this … Continue reading →
Music As Storyteller: The Importance of the Score of Moon
Moon is one of those films that has so much going for it. Most people focus on Sam Rockwell and Duncan Jones as the major drivers of its success. Jones certainly did his homework (especially considering that NASA had him … Continue reading →
Well Played: On Edge
Okay, confession time: I was going to rip on Mortal Kombat for tonight’s post, but I found this short film again and it was like discovering an old buddy. I watched it, got excited and switched around my line-up. We’ll … Continue reading →
Well Played: Lee Pace and Troy Garity in Soldier’s Girl
Soldier’s Girl was one of those movies that was always on my list, yet I never got around to watching it. I’d read about the story and the impact it had on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, the travesty of justice … Continue reading →