November 2014 – The Cinephile Fix

Film Analysis: “The Babadook”

After watching Lars von Trier’s “Dancer in the Dark”, Jennifer Kent wrote the director an email expressing her willingness to learn from him. At one point she pointed out that she would rather stick pins into her eyeballs than go to film school. She must’ve said something right, because he replied with an invitation toContinue reading “Film Analysis: “The Babadook””

Great Scenes: “Gravity”

The first time Kowalski saved Stone’s life was earlier, when he told her to detach. The second time is in another post impact scene that mirrors the first. Only this time, the roles are reversed. He’s the one about to drift into infinite blackness. We see that he’s dragging her with him and the onlyContinue reading “Great Scenes: “Gravity””

Great Scenes: “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”

Andrew Dominik’s “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” is one of the greatest films ever made and it may just be the most breathtaking film of the past two decades. Who could’ve imagined that the simple arrival of a doomed train could look so cinematically beautiful. This is quite possible theContinue reading “Great Scenes: “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford””

Great Scenes: “The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat”

When Auguste and Louis Lumière first screened their short film, “The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat” in 1896, the audience was so alarmed by the sight of a life-sized train coming their way, they screamed in panic and ran to the back of the room. Who needs 3D when all you need isContinue reading “Great Scenes: “The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat””

Film Review: “Interstellar” ★★★★ (4.5/5)

When a filmmaker as ambitious as Christopher Nolan decides to make a science fiction film about space exploration, people are bound to compare it to Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A space Odyssey”; and while one can pinpoint where Nolan drew inspiration from the 1968 classic, the comparison is unfair for anything less is bound to disappoint.Continue reading “Film Review: “Interstellar” ★★★★ (4.5/5)”