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March 26, 2010
The City and the Dogs (Francisco J. Lombardi, 1985)
he City and the Dogs, based on the popular novel of the same name by Mario Vargas Llosa, is an allegory of power in South America.
April 19, 2010
Mystic River (Clint Eastwood, 2003)
Mystic River works because it’s never bogged down by any flashy camera movement. light theatrics or editing experimentation.
March 28, 2013
Sunny (Hyeong-Cheol Kang, 2011)
Sunny is at once a coming-of-age film, with detective elements, feminine-pop aesthetics, fleshed-out characters and intricate narrative elements.
April 2, 2014
12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013)
The highlight of 12 Years a Slave is Steve McQueen’s direction. The arresting scenes of the film are the moments of sheer beauty.
September 28, 2010
Cronenberg’s discourse through Videodrome and eXistenZ
This essay will explore the duality of Cronenberg’s works, as a statement on man’s curiosity and an open window to the unknown in Videodrome and eXistenZ.