Considering how well I thought I knew Whale’s adaptation of Shelly’s gothic tale, it’s amazing that I was moved as deeply as I was.
No Stranger to Shame – Pick the Next Blind Spot Selections
I got my pick of the litter this year – Next year I’m at the mercy of you fine folks.
THE SESSIONS
Some wonderful performances take a film that seems slight on the surface, and sends it to a very warm and honest place.
Days of The Week (Films Watched Oct 20 – Oct 26)
Ridley, Wilder, and The Wachowskis made for a great week of wathing. Then CANDYMAN had to come along and wreck it all.
CLOUD ATLAS
An audacious new film poses the theory that our lives are not our own: That we are bound to others – past and present. Can it make its case with grace? Or miss the mark from excess?
Everybody’s Talkin’ 10 – 25 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)
Row Three Goes to Flyway, Mind Reels goes to After Dark, Ruth comes back from TCFF, and everyone’s favorite Kiwi turns three.
Power in Numbers: Considering the Merits of Star-Rating a Film
It should be about more than A’s, F’s, Ones, Fours, Fresh and Rotten