Only God Forgives is released today. In the spirit of its quiet protagonist, I thought it best to highlight some work featuring important characters who speak either little or not at all. This week’s topic: The Silent Type 1. Yojimbo – It’s where we get the Dollar’s Trilogy, though it’s an inspired riff itself, and that […]
As some may know, I am a huge fan of David Fincher. While plowing through the options of what feature film to do next (at the moment an adaptation of the book Gone Girl looks to have some steam with Ben Affleck in line for the cast), he’s been releasing substantial content other than movies and TV and […]
For some filmmakers, an introduction is null. Ingmar Bergman’s contribution to cinema is dizzying in depth: The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, The Magician, Persona, Cries and Whispers, Hour of the Wolf, Fanny and Alexander, the Virgin Spring, Winter Light, the Silence, Through a Glass Darkly, Scenes from a Marriage—all from one director. Most filmmakers would […]
“I think Nicolas wanted to distance himself from making anything that bore any resemblance to Drive and I felt the same way. So musically, Only God Forgives will be something different. As for Nicolas being a repeat customer so to speak, I would say that monogamy has its benefits. I like to think that I […]
99% Invisible is an incredible podcast run by Roman Mars. In focusing on architecture and design each story highlights the complexities of civilization and how much of our existence the collective we generally take for granted. I can recommend every episode for many reasons, but this one from a couple months back continues to stick out for […]
