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Micro Review – The Post

Posted on January 25, 2018October 17, 2018 by Adam

The Post has a way of lulling you into nostalgia. Stylistically, Mr. Spielberg employs his most traditional sensibilities. This is not a flashy movie (which we know he is certainly capable of). And I think there’s a reason for this. The subject of the movie is, after all, the Washington Post’s coverage of the leaked Pentagon Papers in 1971. Back then, The Post was not a hou...

Review – Mudbound

Posted on January 20, 2018October 17, 2018 by Adam

Wow, I was not expecting that. Maybe the fact that it was a Netflix movie made me think it would be something different. But what a hard-hitting, emotionally affecting film. I was really impressed with the execution here. We hop from intimate moment to intimate moment, somehow effortlessly. It helps to paint a picture that is both micro and macro at the same time, exploring...

Review – Inside Llewyn Davis

Posted on January 16, 2018October 17, 2018 by Adam

Halfway through watching Inside Llewyn Davis I wrote down a couple notes of what I was thinking of the movie, and how I’d think of it at the end (having thought I’d already pegged what kind of a movie it would be). But after watching the whole movie, those notes I had are completely invalid. I suppose I shouldn’t have gotten ahead of myself, considering this is a Coen Broth...

Review – Ex Machina

Posted on January 14, 2018October 17, 2018 by Adam

“You should see Ex Machina, Adam.” “Oh yeah? What’s it about?” “It’s right up your alley. It’s about a guy who gets to meet the first artificially intelligent robot, and decide if it’s actually artificially intelligent.” “Oh wow, that does sound good.” “Yeah. It’s right up your alley.” “You said that already.” “Because it’s true.” “Okay, I’ll ...

Review – Moonlight

Posted on January 12, 2018October 17, 2018 by Adam

One of the reasons we watch movies is to learn things we didn’t know. To discover something we didn’t even know that we didn’t know. Watching the progression of one man’s life as he grapples with his identity is a very personal experience. It allows us to drop our expectations and prejudices. It allows us to walk in another person’s shoes. It allows us to see the world how ...