Written by Taylor Baker 16/100 Bryan Fogel's follow up to Icarus is a sprawling reduction of its subject with enough drone footage and shiny Twitter animations to make sure you don't forget it was made at some point in the … Continue reading.
Tag: Taylor Baker
Episode 94: Rescreening The Thin Red Line
"I film quite a bit of footage, then edit. Changes before your eyes, things you can do and things you can't. My attitude is always 'let it keep rolling."Terrence Malick Links: Apple Podcasts | Castbox | Google Podcasts | LibSyn … Continue reading.
Episode 93: Preston Sturges: Easy Living / The Lady Eve / Sullivan’s Travels
“When the last dime is gone, I'll sit on the curb outside with a pencil and a ten cent notebook and start the whole thing over again.”Preston Sturges Links: Apple Podcasts | Castbox | Google Podcasts | LibSyn | Spotify … Continue reading.
Episode 92: Sportin’ Life / The Dark and the Wicked / Network
"I don't know how to choose work that illuminates what my life is about. I don't know what my life is about and don't examine it. My life will define itself as I live it. The movies will define themselves … Continue reading.
Pieces of a Woman
Written by Taylor Baker 48/100 Kornél Mundruczô's Pieces of a Woman starts out with one of the most beautiful (to look) at sequences of film in the last year. But between issues with lighting continuity, general continuity, off center cinematography, … Continue reading.
Episode 91: Raindance 2020 / He Dreams of Giants / A Dim Valley / Nafi’s Father
"Well, I really want to encourage a kind of fantasy, a kind of magic. I love the term magic realism, whoever invented it – I do actually like it because it says certain things. It's about expanding how you see … Continue reading.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Written by Taylor Baker 66/100 Black Bottom starts with a magnetic and memorable opening scene. Viola is at once alluring and gravitational. Her character 'Ma' or 'Ma Rainey' is a powerful role. She lingers with the viewer long after the … Continue reading.
The Weasel’s Tale
Written by Taylor Baker 78/100 After waiting more than a year for The Weasel's Tale to become available in the U.S. it's safe to say I had expectations that bordered on unfair. The mystery drama Campanella takes us on seems … Continue reading.
Episode 89: The Host / The Hunger / The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
I really hate the creature film convention that says you have to wait until the end to see the monster. One hour and all you've seen is just the tip of the creature's tail.Bong Joon-ho Links: Apple Podcasts | Castbox … Continue reading.
Episode 88: The Outside Story / MLK/FBI / 76 Days
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."Martin Luther King Jr. Links: Apple Podcasts | Castbox | Google Podcasts | LibSyn … Continue reading.
