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Tag Archives: film criticism
Modern Film Movements
I’ve been reading about film movements recently (IE- Golden Age of Hollywood, German Expressionism, French New Wave) and that got me thinking about modern movies, which would have to be part of at least one film movement, even if we … Continue reading
Movies Watched in 2019 Finale: Scorsese and Italian Film Edition
For the final entry in the films watched in 2019 series, I’m having Scorsese inspired subchallenges, with at least five films by him and at least five films he really likes: those he selected for his list of best movies … Continue reading
Posted in Film
Tagged academy award nominations, Academy Awards, film criticism, Martin Scorsese
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The Medieval As Genre
The Western is probably one of the best settings in film, due to the storytelling opportunities of a lawless land, the cinematic wide open spaces, and the iconography. It’s become one of the few settings that has become its own … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Literature, Pop-Culture Trends, Television
Tagged film criticism, film settings, Fritz Lang, Lord of the Rings, medieval, Shakespeare
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Movies Watched in 2019 Part 1: Lots of Oscars Rabbit Hole Edition
As I did last year, I figured I’d keep records of films I watch, along with some sub-goals for each entry. This time I’m making the entries longer, to have more ambitious sub-goals. With the Academy Awards coming out, it … Continue reading
Posted in Film
Tagged academy award nominations, Academy Awards, film criticism, medieval
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What’s Wrong With Green Book?
One of the most interesting aspects of the latest Oscar race has been the arguments about Green Book. There seem to be three categories. Film twitter seems largely opposed to the film. There’s the sense that the critics are split on … Continue reading
Posted in Criticism, Eesti, Film, Politics
Tagged academy award nominations, Academy Awards, film criticism, media, Racial issues
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On Film and Diversity
This is a response to some points raised by Film Critic Hulk in his piece “What We Talk About When We Talk About Female Filmmaking.” He suggests that some of the standards by which we measure film are biased against … Continue reading
Posted in Criticism, Film, Politics
Tagged film criticism, identity politics, Racial issues
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Things Roger Ebert Liked
A while back, I picked up Awake in the Dark: The Best of Roger Ebert. One section, which I had wrote about, included his favorite films to come out each year he was reviewing films. And there were some things I … Continue reading
American Sniper and Socially-Conscious Criticism
Jamie Weinman’s piece on socially conscious criticism got me thinking about the flaws of the approach: it has a preference for bluntness over subtlety. I’m reminded on one relatively recent example: the years-old debate about whether American Sniper was too … Continue reading
Interesting Lists
The following are interesting lists that I’ve found on the internet over the last few weeks. Part of the reason for the post is to make it easier to find this stuff later. Paste Magazine gave a list of the … Continue reading
Posted in Criticism, Film, List, Politics, Television
Tagged film criticism, political dramas
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The Review That Got Me To Check Out “Only Angels Have Wings”
Barnes & Noble currently has a 50% off sale on Criterion collection Blu-Rays and DVDs. One of the Criterion collections I picked up was Howard Hawk’s 1939 film Only Angels Have Wings, largely due to a review by Mike D’Angelo … Continue reading
Posted in Criticism, Film, List
Tagged Cary Grant, film canon, film criticism, greatest film, hollywood
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What Would Spidey Do? 