The Lego Movie

The Lego Movie (2014)

In an era where blockbuster movies direct their immense budgets towards overcoming the restrictions of cinema, The Lego Movie succeeds by embracing its limitations. Those limitations are found in its animation; computer-generated, sure, but constructed from Lego blocks in their millions. Directors/screenwriters Phil Lord and Christopher Miller get a lot of mileage out of their…

Min-soo Jo and Jeong-jin Lee in Pieta (2012)

Pieta (2012)

Pieta is more fun to write about than it is to watch. This is a film with an abundance of ideas, all executed with a preponderance of dense symbolism tangled within grim, disturbing imagery that distracts, rather than complements its themes. It’s not a pleasant viewing experience, sodden with violence and sordid sexual themes. There’s…