cinema
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by Oscar O’Sullivan You may notice that I have watched much, much fewer films this week than I ordinarily would. No, I have not come to my senses and found better uses for my time – a ridiculous thought. I was busy with a different but related way of wasting my time – making a…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan The town of Horizon is burning. We’ve watched for minutes now as Native Americans descend upon the settlers and mow them down, setting every structure aflame and battering down the barricades of the last survivors. It’s brutally violent without being graphic, lighting and tasteful angles concealing gore without blunting the impacts. Families…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – The Eagle and The Adventures of Prince Achmed Now The Man doesn’t want you to know this, but there are actually hundreds of movies just sitting on Youtube that you can watch for free whenever you want – welcome to the world of silent cinema. I won’t pretend watching silent…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – A Matter of Life and Death You may have noticed that I already reviewed this one – it’s such an exceptional film that it needed it’s own space. If you haven’t already you can read that review here. Tuesday – Black Narcissus Another film from director duo Michael Powell and…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan The year is 1946. The Second World War is over, just about. For the last half-decade, the entire filmmaking apparatus of the western world has been devoted to one and only one type of film – the propaganda piece. Tales of national heroism and perseverance are all that can be justified under…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – Furiosa and Hud I already reviewed Furiosa – go read that! I also watched another movie on Monday, Hud. Starring Paul Newman as the title character, this is another masterful ‘post-western’ of the 1960s, an examination of how the world just isn’t any place for that old cowboy romanticism anymore.…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Rarely does a prequel feel so consistent with the work it’s attached too. Aside from it’s sometimes jarring visual style and the obvious difference in actor for the titular character, this feels like a natural extension of 2015’s Fury Road. The production design is identical, supporting characters from the original film appear…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – On The Waterfront On The Waterfront is a feature-length parable about standing up for yourself in the face of social pressure. Protagonist Terry Malloy has spent his whole life following the orders of his older brother and, by extension, his brother’s corrupt union boss. Terry has done this because it’s…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – Challengers Sometimes a movie just works. Challengers is a deceptively simple story of a love triangle gone wrong, so confident in the storytelling that it begins with the climax, a grudge match of professional tennis that we are regularly thrust back into between vignettes of the characters pasts. There is…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Man this is late huh. College got me like AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGHHHHHH anyway check out this video I made instead of doing my documentary project. Monday – Punch-Drunk Love and She’s Gotta Have It Monday wound up featuring two movies about love, if very different forms of it. Punch-Drunk Love follows a lonely man…
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