Category: Film

Slamdance 2019 (Narrative Competition): A GREAT LAMP

On By C.H. NewellIn 2019, Film, Max Wilde, Saad Qureshi, Slamdance Film Festival, Spencer Bang, Steven MaierLeave a comment

Saad Qureshi's feature film debut explores millennial aimlessness, suffering, and modern friendship with a dose of beautiful surrealism.

Slamdance 2019 (Documentary Competition): BEHIND THE BULLET

On By C.H. NewellIn 2019, Documentary, Film, Gun Violence, Heidi Yewman, Slamdance Film FestivalLeave a comment

Heidi Yewman's gun violence documentary will devastate you— it also educates and illuminates, too.

“My life is like an empty cylinder”: Modern Cowboys & Daddy Issues in THE SISTERS BROTHERS

On By C.H. NewellIn 2018, Carol Kane, Crime, Film, Jacques Audiard, Jake Gyllenhaal, Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, Riz Ahmed, Rutger Hauer, Western1 Comment

Jacques Audiard's film adaptation of THE SISTERS BROTHERS deals with the Wild West becoming a modern world.

Decadence and the Destruction of Discourse: The Death of Modern America in Adam McKay’s VICE

On By C.H. NewellIn Adam McKay, Amy Adams, Biography, Christian Bale, Film, Politics, Satire, Steve Carrell1 Comment

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT— Or, A Portrait of the Artist as a Serial Killer

On By C.H. NewellIn 2018, Bruno Ganz, Film, Horror, Lars Von Trier, Matt Dillon, Riley Keough, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Uma Thurman1 Comment

The Danish madman's latest film is a masterpiece in which he confronts art and himself

Father Gore’s Favourite Films of 2018

On By C.H. NewellIn 2018, Christian Bale, Drama, Film, Horror, Lee Chang-dong, List, Luca Guadagnino, Thriller, Xavier Legrand1 Comment

2018 was a great year to love films— just like every year!

Father Gore’s Favourite Horror Performances— 2018 Edition

On By C.H. NewellIn Dakota Johnson, Dan Stevens, Film, Horror, Logan Marshall-Green, Madeline Brewer, Neville Archambault, The Haunting of Hill House, Tilda Swinton, Toni Collette1 Comment

Father Gore's favourite horror performances from 2018— and there were PLENTY!