Alien: Resurrection (1997, Jean-Pierre Jeunet), the special edition
Joss Whedon has never met a cheap, cheesy one liner he didn’t like. He also feels the need to revise future technology based on modern developments (androids with wireless modems, which they would have...
View ArticleMy Blueberry Nights (2007, Wong Kar-wai)
I wonder what the reaction to My Blueberry Nights would have been if it were Wong Kar-wai’s first film instead of just his first English language film. Everything I’ve seen in way of critical reaction...
View ArticleMidnight in Paris (2011, Woody Allen)
Midnight in Paris is one of Allen’s single stroke films. There are some painters in it, so using the paint stroke metaphor works rather nicely. The film’s about one thing; it’s about Owen Wilson’s...
View ArticleTo Rome with Love (2012, Woody Allen)
To Rome with Love is sort of hostile to its viewer. Allen sets up three (or four, depending on how you want to count) plots and plays them all concurrently. However, these three (or four) plots don’t...
View ArticleCastello Cavalcanti (2013, Wes Anderson)
Castello Cavalcanti is really precious. It’s precious at the start when–director Anderson is shooting in a studio but it’s an intricately designed street scene in fifties Italy. It’s odd it takes place...
View ArticleCastello Cavalcanti (2013, Wes Anderson)
Castello Cavalcanti is really precious. It’s precious at the start when–director Anderson is shooting in a studio but it’s an intricately designed street scene in fifties Italy. It’s odd it takes place...
View ArticleDelicatessen (1991, Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
Delicatessen is often adorable. There’s a romance between Dominique Pinon and Marie-Laure Dougnac; they’re both adorable, so Delicatessen is often adorable. They’re star-crossed, though Pinon doesn’t...
View ArticleDelicatessen (1991, Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
Delicatessen is often adorable. There’s a romance between Dominique Pinon and Marie-Laure Dougnac; they’re both adorable, so Delicatessen is often adorable. They’re star-crossed, though Pinon doesn’t...
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