“I’ve met many Marty Mausers over the centuries. Some of them crossed me, some of them weren’t straight. They weren’t honest. And those are the ones that are still here. You go out and win that game, you’re gonna be here forever, too. And you’ll never be happy. You will never be happy.” –Milton Rockwell […]
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“I’m stuck between wanting to do something and not wanting to do anything at all.” What if the only thing more terrifying than a monster in the dark is the crushing, hollow weight of a life you’re supposed to want? This is the paralyzing, intimate territory of director Lynne Ramsay. More than any of her […]
“Some search for battle, others are born into it.” For years, adapting a Thomas Pynchon novel was considered a fool’s errand. That was until Paul Thomas Anderson masterfully captured the hazy, paranoid spirit of Inherent Vice. With his next splash into the Pynchonian universe, One Battle After Another not only proves his unique ability to […]
You’ve made it to the next color in our Movie Color Palette series, a kaleidoscopic adventure full of chromatic twists and turns. We’ve journeyed through the primal power of RED and waded through the cool depths of BLUE. Then, conjured the vibrant energy of YELLOW and explored the complex nature of GREEN. All before harnessing […]
Orange — the comforting glow of a campfire, the vibrant splash of autumn, but also the stark alert of a hazard sign or the destructive force of an explosion. In our ongoing “Movie Color Palette” series, following explorations of red, blue, yellow, green, and magenta, we arrive at orange, a hue uniquely positioned between intense […]
We’ve journeyed through the primal power of red, the cool depths of blue, the vibrant energy of yellow, and the multifaceted nature of green. Now, we venture into a truly unique part of the spectrum: MAGENTA. This captivating color doesn’t exist as a single wavelength of light. It’s a perceptual creation born from the blend […]
The Brutalist is not just a film; it’s an experience played out in concrete and steel. It’s a decades-spanning epic that grapples with grand themes of legacy, identity, and the elusive nature of the American Dream. Brady Corbet’s ambitious third feature film is a work of striking visual power, an ode to the enduring allure […]
Green. The color of life, growth, and renewal. Of lush forests and rolling hills. But in the hands of a skilled filmmaker, green becomes so much more than a simple representation of nature. It can be a symbol of envy, greed, and decay. It can evoke feelings of tranquility, unease, or even the otherworldly. From […]