In the Brandon Fibbs Book of Movieisms it is stated: “A bad film is not the worst kind of film. A bad film is simply bad. It does not aspire to be anything better. But a film with potential to be great that squanders its promise by either action or inaction is a far more [...]
Hanna
April 8th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Film Reviews
Tags:Aldo Maland·Cate Blanchett·Eric Bana·Hanna·Jason Flemyng·Jessica Barden·Joe Wright·Michelle Dockery·Olivia Williams·Saoirse Ronan·Tom Hollander
The Soloist
April 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Film Reviews
This review first appeared in The Colorado Springs Gazette. To read this review at its original source, click here.
Half narrative, half experimental film, The Soloist uses jump cut editing, a lurid sound palette and unsettling imagery to make a convincing case for how mental illness must feel. But then, it spins 180 degrees around to [...]
Tags:beethoven·Jamie Foxx·Joe Wright·Julliard School of Music·L.A.’s Skid Row·mental illness·music·Nathaniel Ayers·Robert Downey Jr.·schizophrenia·Steve Lopez·the soloist





