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…
Movies
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…
Nightcrawler – Creepiness in a Fascinating Way
Lou Bloom the principle character played with scary brilliance by Jake Gyllenhall in Dan Gilroy’s Nightcrawler is a fascinating blend of sociopath, amoralist, autistic and opportunistic entrepreneur. Lou is a quick learn, a really quick learn. Lou misses nothing that can be successfully employed to lead to his advancement and ignores everything (to the point Read More…