In Hollywood’s drift towards almost complete devotion towards Big, Branded, Franchise type movies, the endearing Slice of Life film has effectively been kicked to the curb. Independent films (and their ilk) reached their peak in the early 1990’s. Frightened, the big studios established (or purchased) firms that appeared to be independent from the Mother Ship. Read More…
Movies
Feelings Act as Fuel – Rocketman
The ability to create something that is commercially successful for multiple decades is on full display in the fantasy film Rocketman. At first-glance Rocketman appears to be about one person. However, in reality Rocketman proves to be much more. Rocketman is an enjoyable watch throughout a great portion of its 2 hour and one minute Read More…
Everybody Knows or At Least So They Should
With Everybody Knows, Two-time Academy Award winning Writer & Director Asghar Farhadi has created another superb film. As with A Separation (2011 AA Best Foreign Film) and A Salesman (2016 AA Best Foreign Film) Farhadi can write, tell, and, present a story in film like few others. Similar to A Separation and A Salesman, Everybody Read More…