THESE AMAZING SHADOWS – This documentary presents the US’ National Film Registry as the answer to protecting films from being altered after the fact by people like Ted Turner and his cartoonish colourization of films. Founded to recognize films that are “Culturally, Historically, Aesthetically Significant.” It’s a mixed bag what they include – it’s not [...]
Read more →DAMSELS IN DISTRESS – This is basically a silly film. It’s a bit HEATHERS, a bit SERIAL MOM (without the killing), a bit Reese Witherspoon in ELECTION, and a bit Dianne Wiest in EDWARD SCISSORHANDS… Satire? A gang of insane girls patrols campus, looking for poor unfortunate souls to save from themselves. Judging from the [...]
Read more →LIVID – This is a bit confusing, and I might have to watch it again. It builds rather slowly for what feels like hour, before anything happens, and the action is not as grand or lengthy as I’d have imagined – it’s over much too quickly, and there are a lot of questions unanswered at [...]
Read more →LET ME IN (in-flight) – Been meaning to watch the original first, but while we’re here and it’s free, what the heck. Feel bad for everyone except the bullies, really. GLENN OWEN DODDS (in-flight) – short film about a conversation with God on a bus. “What am I supposed to look like? Big white beard [...]
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