“It’s a very opportune gift.” A true statement for both members of the #BongHive and the Kim family at the heart of the 2019 Palme d’Or winner (a first for Korean cinema!). The Kims — patriarch Ki-taek (Bong’s regular Song…
Movie Review: I, Daniel Blake
Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake is so unyieldingly empathetic that even its bleakest moments carry an air of triumph. In trying to create his paean to the working man Loach has stripped him of his three-dimensional humanity and replaced it…
Movie Review: I, Daniel Blake
Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake is so unyieldingly empathetic that even its bleakest moments carry an air of triumph. In trying to create his paean to the working man Loach has stripped him of his three-dimensional humanity and replaced it…
Directors of Cinema: Episode 6- Quentin Tarantino
After a brief hiatus, we are pleased to be back with another episode of Directors of Cinema. If you are unfamiliar with this show, it is designed to highlight the careers of cinema’s most prominent directors. Each week host Matthew Goudreau…
Maxwell’s Movie Review: Blue is the Warmest Color
Ever since it won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes film festival this past Summer, much has been discussed about the explicit sex scenes in Blue is the Warmest Color (aka La Vie d’Adèle – Chapitres 1&2). Featuring two young…