Faults (2015)
★★★
Faults is an enjoyably tense brain-control drama, anchored by two great leading roles from Leland Orser and the underrated Mary Elizabeth Winston. Ansel Roth (Leland Orser) is a broke specialist on cults and mind-control living from selling his book. Claire (Mary Elizabeth Winston) is the daughter of an older couple played by Beth . . .
Under Seen, Under Appreciated: Pump Up The Volume (1990)
★★★½
This film was an accidental find during an impressionable post The Breakfast Club fugue state (this is what happens after a first-time viewing of The Breakfast Club when you're a teen, if you didn't know). There is something inherently attractive about so-called “Generation X” films, or coming-of-age stories. Pump Up The . . .
Trailer Watch: Spectre (2015)
007 wants to disappear
A new full-length trailer for the 24th Bond film came out on the 24 July, full of supercars, European women and the gentleman’s amount of explosions. A potentially winning performance by Christolph Waltz is featured, as well as a brutal turn by Dave Bautista. After the good but overrated Skyfall, Spectre could take Casino Royale’s . . .
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The Church Of Reboot
Hollywood's Slow Suicide
96% of Hollywoods output in the last two years have been sequels, prequels and reboots.* Chew on that.
Hollywood used to be a wondrous place, a melting pot of ideas catalysed by talented artists. This was a time when, ironically, the Europeans were in charge of America’s dream factory. Ernst Lubitsch, Charles Chaplin, Fritz . . .
Inside Out (2015)
★★★★
Sitting down to watch Inside Out, I did not notice a single person below the age of 18 in the cinema. Animation is no longer reserved for children, and respected as a genre brimming with potential by filmmakers and critics alike. Inside Out reminds us, through a strong script and fluid animation, that adults and children can be . . .
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Visual and Narrative Art #1: Original Visuals
A seemingly unspoken rule that can be found in any great film: at the very least, one original visual must be present in the film. This is simply a shot that has never been done before - it could be using a new camera, a new lens, a new filter, a new angle. An excellent example of an original visual in a film comes from Terrence . . .
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"Mad Max: Fury Road" is Overrated
And It's A Good Thing
By Kai Granaas
Mad Max: Fury Road was the action film sensation of 2015, striking early in the summer season. #76 in IMDB’s fan-based top 250 films, 98% on Rotten Tomatoes and 89% on Metacritic, Mad Max: Fury Road is gloriously overrated.
Overrated films are subjects of contention, splitting people into two groups . . .
