Eiffel movie review: Gustave’s erection
Comfortably unchallenging French romantic drama, though it does Freudian-slip into implying that the engineer was only inspired to erect his soaring tower when an old flame reawakened his, er, heart.
Titanic
loaded question: what’s your favorite Oscar Best Picture?
I haven’t even seen this year’s winner, CODA, yet, so that one can’t be my answer…
loaded question: what movie that you love would you change the ending of, and how?
Inspired by China’s new censoring of the ending of Fight Club, in the most bizarre way…
loaded question: what historical event needs a movie devoted to it?
I’m thinking of events that haven’t already been covered on film, but if you’re aware of an unexplored angle on an event that has been seen onscreen, that’ll work, too.
loaded question: how long does a film have to be before it’s too long for you to sit through?
Tell us about the really long films you have endured, either at home or in theaters.
at the 20th anniversary of ‘Titanic,’ where are all the knockoffs?
We should be absolutely sick to death of all the cash-ins, pseudo-remakes and imitators. Where are they?
#Raindance2017: In Another Life, Hello Again, Maya Dardel
Quick takes from the 25th Raindance Film Festival, with public screenings in London through October 1st, 2017.
Ballerina (aka Leap!) movie review: lowering the barre
Cheesy Euro ballerina-porn cartoon is full of dated animation, cringeworthy attempts at humor, bizarre anachronisms, and a terrible message for little kids.
Passengers movie review: lost in sexist space
After a few quick nods to the profoundly unethical act at its core, it shrugs it off and uses it as the basis for its fairy-tale romance. This is not okay.
Deepwater Horizon movie review: blood for oil
Immensely intense and suspenseful. Disaster filmmaking at its most gripping, yet there is nothing in the least bit exploitive or sensationalized about it.
