1917 (2019)
The focus is on the impressive camerawork… which would have been more powerful in service of a memorable story.
Vice Makes Political Corruption Fun
Vice makes contemporary politics fun and funny while underlining its monstrous corruption.
Giveaway: Win Nightcrawler on DVD [COMPLETED]
Thanks to Madman Entertainment, ccpopculture has 3 DVDs of Nightcrawler to give away. “Nightcrawler is a pulse-pounding thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles. In his Golden Globe-nominated performance, Jake Gyllenhaal is Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism. Finding a…
Double Feature: Leviathan (2014) and Winter Sleep (2014)
You don’t have dig particularly deep to find similarities between Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Russian drama Leviathan and Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Turkish drama Winter Sleep. They were erstwhile competitors across last year’s arthouse awards season; Ceylan took the lead early by picking up the Palme d’Or at Cannes, but Leviathan was more successful in more mainstream awards…
The Theory of Everything (2014)
Stephen Hawking is the perfect movie subject. He’s a world-famous physicist. He’s charming and funny. And he defied the odds to turn his motor neurone disease diagnosis – and the accompanying average life expectancy of two years – into fifty years of success. That probably explains why The Theory of Everything is, by my count,…
BAPFF Double Feature: To Take a Wife (2004) and Gett, the Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2014)
The recent Golden Globe nominations had their fair share of surprises – Quvehzhané Wallis for Annie? Robert Duvall, really? – but perhaps its most interesting raft of nominees is found in the Best Foreign Language Film category. Alongside favourites like Ida and Force Majeure, Israeli drama Gett, the Trial of Viviane Amsalem muscled out serious…
Girls – “I Get Ideas” (Season 2, Episode 2)
For a show that just won a Golden Globe for Best Television Series – Comedy, it’s easy to forget just how funny Girls can be. Well, until you watch “I Get Ideas,” which is filled to the brim with laugh-out-loud moments. Most of which involve Hannah (who was largely sidelined in the premiere) – whether…
Girls – “It’s About Time” (Season 2, Episode 1)
The premiere of Girls’ sophomore season (arriving roughly the same time as its Golden Globes win) is smart to set most of its action at a hazy apartment bash, since the episode matches the meandering, feverish feel of a drunken, crowded party. It feels a touch rushed compared to the careful pacing of Season 1…
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