Tag Archives: Sergio Leone

Brief Consideration: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Sergio Leone’s 1966 film opens with an elaborate title sequence. The audience is treated to various images that range from looking like chalk-drawn wanted posters, Warhol pop art concoctions and patient stencilled undertakings. The eclectic array of styles encapsulates the … Continue reading →

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Review: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

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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Concise Review: Kill Bill Volume 2 (2004)

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Sartaj Govind Singh

If Kill Bill Volume 1 was an excessive, dramatically deficient and ultimately pointless exercise in directorial flexing. Then Volume 2 is the complete antithesis, emotional, inherently dramatic and once again indicative of Quentin Tarantino’s primary strength, which is providing fascinating … Continue reading →

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Review: Kill Bill Volume 1 (2003)

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Kill Bill Volume 1 ended my adoration of Quentin Tarantino. The primary reason for this is because the film felt like an excessive exercise in directional flexing as opposed to being thematically and narratively interesting. In fact, one could argue … Continue reading →

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