Author Archives: Adam Call Roberts
Late Spring
Late Spring (Banshun) (1949) dir. Yasujirō Ozu Noriko is 27 and unmarried. She doesn’t want to find a husband. She wants to stay home and take care of her father. But she needs to grow up. In the original script, … Continue reading
Brandon Rutledge
My good friend Brandon Rutledge has started to post some of his movie reviews. Worth following: http://brandonrutledge.wordpress.com/
Peeping Tom & The Male Gaze
Peeping Tom (1960) dir. Michael Powell Peeping Tom is about Mark Lewis, a focus puller for a movie production crew. He constantly carries a camera with him, and uses a hidden dagger in the tripod’s leg to stab women’s throats … Continue reading
Geographical Survey
hat tip tdaxp.com Name Origin Hebrew, Anglo-Celtic languages Geographic Region Where I Grew Up: Wasatch Mountains Geography of Last Meal: Tortilla – Mexico Cheese – Cyrene, Libya Chicken – India Diet Pepsi – United States Extremes of Travel North 42’52’30 … Continue reading
Modern and Postmodern Jesus Films
The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964) dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini “Could these also be reasons why God has given us two creation stories and four versions of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus?” - Merold Westphal Pasolini, a dedicated Marxist, … Continue reading
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) dir. Luis Buñuel The device of The Discreet Charm is the mirror of the one Buñuel used in The Exterminating Angel. In Angel, the group of aristocrats gather to dine, but they cannot leave. … Continue reading
Godard’s Musical Comedy
Une femme est une femme (A Woman Is a Woman) (1961) – Jean-Luc Godard A Woman Is a Woman was Godard’s second released film, from 1961. This is back with young, playful, happy Godard; decades before the grumpy, mean, ole crotchety Godard … Continue reading
The Fly
The Fly (1986) dir. David Cronenberg Like many of the best horror films, The Fly builds slowly. Not much happens during the first half hour. Boy meets girl, they awkwardly flirt, and we check the back of the DVD case … Continue reading
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux (1947) dir. Charles Chaplin Broadly, there are two types of black comedies. One is black in topic, but has a light and happy tone. Kind Hearts and Coronets, Death at a Funeral and Arsenic and Old Lace are … Continue reading
