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Category Archives: 2017 Films
Brief Consideration: Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017)
In a decade that’s seen the comic book movie genre blossom into a mainstream staple, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women is a timely examination of the genre’s roots. The film is about Professor William Marston (Luke Evens), who creates … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, 2017 Films, Brief Consideration, Brief Considerations, Comic Book Movies, DC
Tagged blogging, Comic Books, DC, DC Comics, film, film review, films, International Women's Day, movie, movie reviews, movies, Wonder Woman
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Brief Consideration: Icarus (2017)
Icarus initially starts out as a story that examines the effectiveness of the American anti-doping system with an amateur cyclist undergoing the same doping regiment as Lance Armstrong, under the tutelage of Grigory Rodchenkov- the former director of Russia’s national … Continue reading
Posted in 2017 Films
Tagged 2017, Documentary, George Orwell, Greek Mythology, Grigory Rodchenkov, Icarus, Lance Armstrong, Netflix, Russia
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Brief Consideration: A Ghost Story (2017)
David Lowery’s A Ghost Story is an unflinchingly forlorn film that in its every breath conveys more truth about the human condition than most movies could ever hope to achieve. Told in a minimalist style that comprises of a single … Continue reading
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Tagged 2007, 2017, A Ghost Story, Casey Affleck, David Lowery, Rooney Mara
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Review: The Disaster Artist (2017)
The Disaster Artist is a movie that is continually searching for an epiphany and never finds it. James Franco directs and stars in a story about Tommy Wiseau (James Franco) and Greg Sestero (Dave Franco) coming to Los Angeles and their … Continue reading
Brief Considersation: The Beguiled (2017)
The Beguiled is a sumptuous and terse Southern Gothic that uses the conventions of the rarefied genre to illustrate the brewing tensions between old-fashioned respectability and individualistic desire. The American Civil War period drama chronicles the recovery of a wounded … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, Colin Farrell, Elle Fanning, Kirsten Dunst, Sofia Coppola, Southern Gothic, The American Civil War, The Beguiled
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Review: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
The Last Jedi is an assuredly bold and subversive film that digs beneath the surface of the space fantasy franchise, finds its mythological heart and puts it on a monumentally striking canvas. Immediately following the events of The Force Awakens, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Driver, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, Jedi, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran, Mark Hamil, Oscar Isaac, Rian Johnson, Sergio Leone, Star Wars, The Last Jedi
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Brief Consideration: Song to Song (2017)
At his very best, Terrence Malick can move the audience with an impressionist style that weaves imagery together like a constantly shifting and mesmerising puzzle in motion. At once, his imperceptible films can reveal deeply personal remembrances as well as … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, Austin, Cinema, Micheal Fassbender, Natalie Portman, Rooney Mara, Ryan Gosling, Song to Song, Terrence Malick, Texas
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Russian Film Week II: Pagans (2017)
In the post-screening Q&A for Pagans, lead actor Valentin Samokhin and director of photography/producer, Maxim Trapo sketched out the origins of the film. The picture initially started life as a play (written by Ann Yablonskaya) that was performed twice a month in … Continue reading
Posted in 2017 Films, Rare Posts, Rare Reviews
Tagged 2017, Ann Yablonskaya, Ingmar Bergman, Lera Surkova, Maxim Trapo, Pagans, Russian Film Week, Theatre, Valentin Samokhin
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