(ed. note): This is a guest post from Nicholas Olson, whose bio has now been added to our list of contributors. Looking forward to much more from Nick.) Last year’s big theme at the cinema was nostalgia, or apocalypse, or both depending on who you ask. It struck me recently that several of my favorite […]
This was an interesting year. Through some quirks of distribution, I was not able to see Petzold’s Barbara, which is the film I was looking forward to the most. I also didn’t get a chance to see Tabu or This is Not a Film. From what I gather, all three of these are challenging films that fit neatly in […]
A few notes on Moonrise Kingdom: 1. Survival Narrative: While growing up, Jean Craighead George’s novel My Side of the Mountain worked well as a master narrative around which I could arrange the details of life. For those who have unfortunately not read this book while still under the fertile canopy of childhood – it […]