Filth — The Results of Self Hatred
Based on the Irvine Welsh novel of the same name, and typical of its author’s material, Filth offers a cynical, corrupt world replete with sexual…
Ivory Tower — A Short Summary of the Many Issues with Higher Education
Ivory Tower is a documentary that exposes the perils of investing so much money in higher education. At that same time, it fosters credence in…
Jamie Marks is Dead — Adapting a Young-Adult Novel
In Jamie Marks is Dead, the tone throughout is different. The film begins with the discovery of a body, and the discoverer seems less disturbed…
Under the Skin — Aliens and the Hook Up Culture
The first viewing of Under the Skin, impressed me with its pacing and it ominous tone. It’s a thriller / horror film without a clearly…
The Lego Movie — Cliche and Pop Culture
The Lego Movie is a brilliant cliché. The story is far from novel as we follow average construction worker Emmitt on his journey to be…
Ten Years Later — Man on Fire, Body Politics of Fear and Protection
In Tony Scott’s second of four films with Denzel Washington, he explores the body through the politics of safety. A note at the beginning of…
Nymphomaniac Vol. 2 — Language and Linguistics
Nymphomaniac Vol. 2 continues with the foreseeable consequences within any film that deals with the trope of addiction. Joe is, inevitably, going to try to…
Ten Years Later — Kill Bill Vol. 2
In Kill Bill, Vol. 1, Tarantino offered an homage to kung fu films, showing how easily they translate into American cinema, particularly the super hero…
Nyphomaniac Vol. 1 — Addiction and Exposition
Lars Von Trier’s Nyphomaniac Vol. I is, unfortunately, disappointing. Perhaps it’s because it comes on the heels of astonishingly profound films like Antichrist and Melancholia….
Behind the Candelabra — Deception and the Law
As the title suggests, Behind the Candelabra, in part, is about deception. The archetype for twentieth-century flamboyance, Liberace (Golden Globe winner Michael Douglas), refuses to…