Posted in July 2014

Review: The Tribe, 2015, dir. Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi

Review: The Tribe, 2015, dir. Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi

“Alfred Hitchcock once opined that a correctly designed picture should elicit screams from a Japanese audience at the same time as an Indian audience. Language, in other words, shouldn’t be a barrier to experiencing the thrill of the cinema. Two particular films released in 2015 loudly echo Hitch’s inestimable wisdom: First, George Miller’s Mad Max: … Continue reading

Choice & Drama In ‘Obvious Child’

Choice & Drama In ‘Obvious Child’

Obvious Child is agenda-driven filmmaking, a movie with a blatant and unapologetic political (and social) perspective that shapes its narrative. Like Juno, or Knocked Up, it’s about the complicated matter of abortion, and choice, and what people (in this case, a single woman) do when they’re faced with the problematic realities of unwanted pregnancy. Unlike … Continue reading