Best Director

When you think of the words “Best Director”, What comes to mind? Francis Ford Coppola for Godfather II (believe it or not – he never won for the Godfather. Look it up)? Scorsese for not winning so many times? Oliver Stone? Ford for… well, everything? Regardless, history happens with this nomination. 18 times men (every [...]

Review #9 – Up in the Air

Bill Simmons (Page 2 writer for ESPN.com) equates different game situations to what he calls “Levels of Losing”, each one is a different level of loss that your own sports team goes through now and again. Specifically, there are (in his most recent update) 16 levels of loss, Ranging from the “Princeton Principle”, when your [...]

Review #6 – Precious

With sadness comes hope. Thats the overwhelming sentiment I have about the film “Precious”, the story of an unfortunate incest survivor whose own father is the father of her own 2 kids. Layered amidst flights of fancy to escape the harsh realities she is trying to face, the protagonists struggles to find not only self [...]

Review #5 – Inglourious Basterds

As I sat down to Re-watch Inglourious Bastereds (I saw it about 4 weeks ago) I got a text. This was the conversation that ensued: Me: And now (I’m watching)… Inglourious Basterds LOS: I thought it was good but didn’t live up to expectations Me: 10 yrs of work and his “Masterpeice”? Woefully short. Good [...]

Review #4 – The Hurt Locker

It was this time of year 8 years ago that i saw one of the best films ever made in my history of film class at Fitchburg state (shameless plug for my Alma Mater: Check). Before we watched Ladri di Biciclette, Dr. Bohrer explained why this film is so great, appearing on many top 10 [...]