Today we’re talking about some of our favorites of the short lived microgenre of mumblecore. Some of us opted for a loose definition of the term. Creep I could never do something as trivial as following the rules, so my mumblecore pick is more of a mumblegore film. Creep certainly has all of the trademarks…
[Written by Josh Ilan] Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita follows tabloid journalist Marcello Rubini as he navigates a decadent Rome in search of meaning. His setting is one of fleeting excesses, an attitude permeated by the upper-class life he surveys and falls prey to. On the other hand, the Safdie Brothers’ Uncut Gems is located…
Perfectly (and unintentionally, we promise) coinciding with the release of David Lynch’s latest short film What Did Jack Do? this week, our staff highlights some of their favorite short films: Goldman v Silverman (2020) “Favorite short film.” Now those are some words that filled me with a fair bit of dread. Not that I don’t…
It has been said that comedic acting is far more difficult than dramatic acting. If that’s true, then Adam Sandler just might be the greatest actor of our time. Having spent decades putting out a slew of movies regarded by many as among the worst of all time (though I still love them all),…
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