by Joseph A. Hazani June 20, 2015
I admit, To the Wonder goes above my head. Terrence Malik appears to be fleshing out a technique he has adopted since The Thin Red Line, where he is transforming film into cinematic literature. Which is not to de-elevate cinema with this synergy – only that the style is very literary, which makes it more cryptic when digesting. What do we know about what is being told....
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by Joseph A. Hazani June 13, 2015
Nightcrawlers is a more dramatic rendition of Anchorman 2. The latter’s unanticipated profound brilliance in satirizing the remediation of news, a product that is presented to convey truth about the world the audience viewer inhabits, is nothing more than another occupation in mindful distractions away from that same world, which is never always hospitable to the subject which inhabits it.....
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by Joseph A. Hazani May 25, 2015
David Lynch was actually a bit disappointing here with Blue Velvet. Not to say the film lacks quality, it simply lacks his signature psychosis. Yes, there exists that quasi-Tarantino under world – though admittedly this film existed before Reservoir Dogs was a twinkle in Quentin’s eye. At best we have a very simple-minded plot of a curious college kid and a beautiful young high....
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