Every decade has a story to tell, and these films can certainly attest to that. The criteria for this list is simply that the films must take place prominently within one decade. So, because they inhabit multiple decades, don’t expect to…
Images And Identities: Top 5 Uses Of Mirrors In 2015
Mirrors and their reflections are a complex signifier in cinema, a visual tool used to dramatize framing, while, also, a symbol of vanity, image, and identity. Influenced by the psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, there is a tradition in film theory that…
Movie Review: ‘The Danish Girl’
The Danish Girl aspires to be an Academy Award contender on virtually every level. This mindset is the film’s biggest strength and its biggest hindrance. From a technical standpoint, it is impeccably filmed. Every frame is filled with visual splendor…
TIFF Report #10 (A Recap Of Superlatives)
My final day in Toronto included a screening of Vertigo, “the best film of all time,” a game of street hockey, the best sport ever invented, and a steak meal, the best food of my entire trip. It was my best…
TIFF Report #2 (Danish Girl, Legend, Bang Gang)
My morning started off early with a pair of awards hopefuls at the lush and beautifully designed Princess Of Whales theater in downtown Toronto. With grand vaulted ceilings and two balcony levels, the place is like a church for cinema. Sadly,…
Movie News: First Trailer for Oscar Hopeful The Danish Girl
September is here which means that while I’m still kicking sand off of my shoes we’re also officially into the overlong but irresistible Oscar season as the big festival juggernauts begin to hit the ground running. Today we saw the…