Review: The Ritual (2017) ★★★½
The horror genre is one of the few arenas where doing things “by the books” is not necessarily a bad
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A Philosophical Approach to Cinema
movie analysis
Review: The Official Story (La Historia Oficial, 1985) ★★★★
One issue I take with most fictionalized accounts of historical events is that they fail to understand how closely they
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Review: The Girl with All the Gifts (2016) ★★★
One of the primary issues plaguing modern horror is stories that often don’t have the legs to reach a satisfying
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Review: Marie Antoinette (2006) ★★★★
Marie Antoinette was a historical figure who has become synonymous with excess. More often than not, this has been used
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Review: The Headless Woman (2008) ★★★★
When people are faced with chaos, or, to be a bit less melodramatic, an absence of facts that would otherwise
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Review: Madame (2017) ★
Amanda Sthers’ romantic comedy, Madame, exemplifies just how pervasive American cinematic banality has become. Despite being written and directed by
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Review: Kept and Dreamless (Las Mantenidas Sin Sueños, 2005) ★★★
Kept and Dreamless is, above all else, a mood picture. It makes spectators adopt the same sentiments as the characters,
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Review: Julieta (2016) ★★★½
I have postponed writing about several of Pedro Almodóvar’s films, including Julieta, but not because I didn’t find them worthy
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10 Surrealist Films for Philosophy Students
What is a Surrealist Film? Defining “surrealism” or “surrealist films” is no simple task. That said, Andre Breton’s writings provide
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Review: By the Sea (2015) ★★★½
Angelina Jolie’s contemplative drama By the Sea is, if nothing else, surprisingly self-aware. Though for all of the things it
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Review: Prom Night (1980) ★½
Paul Lynch’s Prom Night is not a only disappointment because it is derivative of other superior films (namely Halloween and
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Review: Nathalie… (2003) ★★★½
As an American, I always admire the cavalier attitude that the French seem to have toward sex. A friend of
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Review: The City of Lost Children (1995) ★★½
There is no denying that Terry Gilliam is a brilliant filmmaker, and he is deserving of the veneration and even
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Review: My Cousin Rachel (2017) ★★
Having seen a number of period films set in Victorian England, I have admittedly allowed them to blend together, forming
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Review: Copacabana (2010) ★★★½
It is always satisfying to see a supremely talented actor in role that fits their personality and abilities perfectly. Some
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Review: No Escape (2015) ★★
One aspect of violent revolutions that is easily overlooked in our history lessons is collateral damage, or more specifically, the
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Review: Cama Adentro (Live-In Maid, 2004) ★★★★½
Some filmmakers try and fail to capture the day-to-day struggles of both the rich and poor, ending up with something
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