Top Ten Films of 2015: Where emotions run high
Posted by Jared Mobarak on March 4, 2016 · Leave a Comment
I have no problem saying 2015 was a great year for cinema. Putting together a Top Ten was difficult at every turn—both because each time I had to do so meant I had seen more films and as a result of my preferences constantly changing. There are more than a few from 11-20 that easily […]
Category essays, top 10 films · Tags 45 Years, A War, Aaron Moorhead, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Alex Garland, Alicia Vikander, Andrew Haigh, Anomalisa, Bel Powley, Best of Enemies, Black, Bridge of Spies, Brie Larson, Brooklyn, Carol, Cartel Land, Creed, Cynthia Nixon, Danny Boyle, Eddie Redmayne, Ex Machina, Far From Men, Gail Bean, George Miller, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Goodnight Mommy, Home, How to Change the World, Ich seh Ich seh, Inside Out, Jacob Tremblay, James White, Jason Mitchell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Joan Allen, John Crowley, Josh Mond, Justin Benson, Kate Winslet, Krigen, László Nemes, Lenny Abrahamson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Listen to Me Marlon, Loin des hommes, Mad Max: Fury Road, Marielle Heller, Mark Rylance, Meet the Patels, Men & Chicken, Meru, Michael Fassbender, Mustang, Mænd & høns, Paul Dano, Pawn Sacrifice, Pete Docter, Phantom Boy, Quentin Tarantino, Richard Gere, Ronnie Del Carmen, Room, Rooney Mara, Ryan Coogler, Saoirse Ronan, Saul Fia, Shaun the Sheep Movie, Son of Saul, Spotlight, Spring, Steve Jobs, Straight Outta Compton, Sylvester Stallone, The Danish Girl, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, The Hateful Eight, The Look of Silence, The Revenant, Theeb, Time Out of Mind, Tobey Maguire, Todd Haynes, Tom McCarthy, Unexpected, Victoria, What Happened Miss Simone?, Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
INTERVIEW: Sebastian Schipper, director/cowriter of Victoria
Posted by Jared Mobarak on October 6, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The word on the street about Victoria is that it’s a must-see for one reason: its entire two-plus hour runtime was captured in a single, pulse-pounding continuous take. While that aspect is definitely paramount, don’t think the film has nothing else to offer. This thing gets your blood pumping as much from the authentic performances […]
TIFF15 REVIEW: Victoria [2015]
Posted by Jared Mobarak on August 23, 2015 · Leave a Comment
“Let’s hit the roof, boys” If director/co-writer Sebastian Schipper wanted, he could have easily turned Victoria into a first-person adventure through the streets of Berlin. It practically is already considering cinematographer Sturla Brandth Grøvlen follows behind the filmmaker’s main quartet for the entire two-hour, eighteen-minute single shot. Unlike allowing its characters to turn towards the […]
Category drama, film features, film festival, film reviews, foreign, suspense/thriller, toronto international film festival · Tags Birdman, Burak Yigit, Eike Frederik Schulz, Franz Rogowski, Frederick Lau, German, Laia Costa, Man Bites Dog, Max Mauff, Nils Frahm, Olivia Neergaard-Holm, Sebastian Schipper, Sturla Brandth Grøvlen, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival, Victoria, What We Do in the Shadows
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