Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is thoroughly engaging and highly entertaining for all its 119 minutes in length. Is it a film? Yes, I guess so – technically. But film would be too narrow a categorization for the creative work that is Birdman. There is so much in and to Birdman I Read More…
Month: November 2014
The Four (or Five) Falls of Na’ili’ili-haele – Maui
Reaching each of the Four Falls Na’ili’ili-haele in Maui is what all guides and guide books about the island categorizes as a “serious adventure”. It is one that ultimately involves trekking, hiking, rock climbing, boulder hopping, use of ropes, scaling waterfalls and swimming to a destination you have yet to personally confirm exists. The entry Read More…
John Wick: The Red Shoes II ?
John Wick, the action thriller starring Keanu Reeves is all about choreography. And the choreography of the action scenes is so outstanding that John Wick could challenge Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s The Red Shoes as the finest film ever made about ballet. The back-story, I would use plot-line – however that would be generous Read More…