Director: Stuart Gordon Starring: Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton After an odd new medical student arrives on campus, a dedicated local and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue. ‘Re-Animator’ is undoubtedly one of my favorite horror movies. I just love this film! There are so many […]… Continue reading Re-Animator (1985) — Paul’s Movie Reviews
Month: May 2020
Us (2019) — Lord of the Scenes
Before I start with this review, I want to shout out two podcasts that has given me a lot of insight and inspiration on looking at movies through a Christian lens. These podcasts are “The Fear of God” hosted by Reed Lackey and Nathan Rouse, and “More Than One Lesson” hosted by Tyler Smith. I […]… Continue reading Us (2019) — Lord of the Scenes
Psycho (1960): Movie Analysis — The Perfectly Brainless World of a Perfectly Brainless Girl
Quarantine has made me a couch potato. My school got closed on my birthday, I didn’t even get to celebrate it with my friends since I was busy in a school event and they weren’t there 😥 I haven’t been out since March the 13th; the initial days went pretty well but now I just […]… Continue reading Psycho (1960): Movie Analysis — The Perfectly Brainless World of a Perfectly Brainless Girl
Rear Window: How Long Shots Bring Viewers to the Film — Film Studies at Mines
The rear window is a suspense film made by Alfred Hitchcock. The entire film is unfolded in a residential area. Almost all the shots in the film were taken from the window of the protagonist Jeffrey’s house, which is also the perspective of Jeffrey peeping into the neighbor. In the lens, the director showed the […]… Continue reading Rear Window: How Long Shots Bring Viewers to the Film — Film Studies at Mines
I May Be Wrong But… — Licking The Envelope
Sometimes it’s just good but people are going to hate on it anyway. Back when the Coen Brother’s remake of True Grit was released, I thought it was a fairly good movie when I first saw it at the theater but not particularly great and not as good as the original that won John Wayne […]… Continue reading I May Be Wrong But… — Licking The Envelope
A Review of the Dream House – A Psychological Thriller — The Books of Daniel
Dream House. I watched it. And I am shaking my head. The critical consensus on rottonentomatoes for Director Jim Sheridan’s 2011 psychological thriller reads, “Dream House is punishingly slow, stuffy, and way too obvious to be scary.” Run time is 83 minutes according to IMDB.com, not a long film by any means, and yet Adam […]… Continue reading A Review of the Dream House – A Psychological Thriller — The Books of Daniel
Forced Perspective: A Missed Opportunity. — Film Studies at Mines
The camera is the most powerful tool in film. It creates the viewer’s perspective and gives us an eye into the cinematic story. The consequences of putting moving images behind a idea have had historical impacts on the United States. Particularly on the ability for entertainment to incite emotion. This has been clear since the […]… Continue reading Forced Perspective: A Missed Opportunity. — Film Studies at Mines
The Commuter English Movie Review — Movie Reviewer
About the movie The Commuter is a 2018 action thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra . The film stars Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Jonathan Banks, and Sam Neill. This movie is available on Netflix. Synopsis of the movie A mysterious woman approaches Liam Neeson in the local train and offers him money for […]… Continue reading The Commuter English Movie Review — Movie Reviewer
Thriller/Suspense Festival Testimonial – May 18 2020
Filmmaker Luke Guidici (TIME TO EAT) It was so very cool to see! One of the most rewarding aspects of filmmaking is getting to sit in a theatre and experience an audience react to your work. Since I wasn’t able to be in Toronto for the screening, getting to hear the audience talk about it was… Continue reading Thriller/Suspense Festival Testimonial – May 18 2020
On Film Editing According to Edward Dmytryk — The Script Blog
ON FILM EDITING: This book is a real classic. Technically, though, is dated, that is true. It’s a book written at the beginning of the ’80s, so no computers then. 44 more words via On Film Editing According to Edward Dmytryk — The Script Blog
