“You are at your strongest when you think you’re at your weakest.” - Edgin Darvis
Wowza. Didn’t anticipate this to be this good. D&D gives the audience a fantastic glimpse into its comic tone and experimental resonance, from the banter to the CGI scenes.
The cast did a great job of expressing the concepts of family, love, and hope, even though some could have thought the ending was nearly obvious.
The film delivers a sensible narrative while embracing the occasional…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
“A man’s made by patience and the odds against him.” - Phil Burbank
In the undeveloped areas of 1923 Montana, two brothers inherit their family’s cattle ranch. One of them, George Burbank, played by Jesse Plemons, behaves how you would expect a man with a college education to. The other, Phil Burbank, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, who holds a Yale degree, parades around like a dominant dog, intentionally being filthy and odorous because he believes that says something about who…
“He used to say that artists use lies to tell the truth, while politicians use them to cover the truth up.” - Evey
V for Vendetta is a rapid and boldly engaging depiction of revolution. It surpasses The Matrix with a Victorian twist, and presents an intriguing portrayal of what is our current reality today.
The film was driven by anger and disillusionment concerning the corrupt administration of both domestic and international affairs prior to and after 9/11. However, the…
“It’s a dog-eat-dog world.”
To resume the apt cliché.
“Every man for himself.”
”Kill or be killed.”
”Survival of the fittest.”
Isn’t it all human nature? Of those who like to put their faith in mankind’s inherent goodness, I have to ask, based on what, exactly? - The Killer
The Killer narrates the tale of an anonymous assassin who is recruited to carry out a mundane assassination. When the plan slightly deviates, he has to adjust some of his principles…
Captain Phillips: There’s got to be something other than being a fisherman or kidnapping people.
Muse: Maybe in America, Irish, maybe in America.
The film recounts the events that took place in 2009 when Somali pirates captured Captain Richard Phillips’ cargo ship. It is a loose portrayal rather than a factual recounting of that dreadful day for an American captain. With an authoritative plot focus, the film follows our hero from the beginning of his quest to its end.
The last…
“If God created us in his image and likeness, like a sculpture with no imperfections, the patients who end up here would be like God’s crooked lines when he was learning to write.” - Alvar
Any justification for a peculiar title, of course, draws interest, but God’s Crooked Lines is particularly intriguing because it gives a disconcerting depiction of the institution’s patients.
The film is executed effectively, the flow is satisfactory, the cast is highly competent, the cinematography is exceptional,…
