This goes without saying (or maybe it doesn’t because I feel the need to say it), but I haven’t seen every single movie that was released this year. Shocker, I […]
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Author: Catherine Haas
Catherine Haas is Philly born and raised, and is currently pursuing her masters in film history at Columbia University. When she's not organizing her Criterion DVDs by spine number, she can usually be found ostensibly reading a pretentious poetry anthology in the park while introducing herself to all the dogs.
Macbeth review
It might initially come as a shock that director Justin Kurzel would move from his debut film The Snowtown Murders (2011) onto Macbeth, the iconic story originally penned by Shakespeare. […]
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5 Christmas Movies that aren’t Christmas Movies
I should start by saying that I love Christmas movies. Holiday movies in general, really. I grew up with a regimented schedule of films in December that would include all […]
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Event Recap: Driving Not Knowing Philly Premire @ PhilaMOCA
This past Sunday, December 6th, PhilaMOCA housed the Philadelphia premiere of Driving Not Knowing. In attendance were the filmmakers Benjamin R. Davis, Dylan Hansen-Fliedner, Jay Jadick , and Dane Mainella […]
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Driving Not Knowing review
Driving Not Knowing is primarily about relationships: romantic relationships, friendships, and the relationship you have with yourself. Lee (Jay Jadick) is a poet, and lives with musician Will (Dane Mainella). They […]
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Interview: Driving Not Knowing director Dylan Hansen-Fliedner
Driving not Knowing is a story about two young men who attempt to reconnect one year later, after a tumultuous parting. The film was a highly collaborative project amongst Benjamin […]
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4 Ridiculous Plot Twists
Plot twists are incredibly difficult to pull off. When done well, they expand further on the plot’s themes and the film’s overall structure (i.e. Chinatown [1974]). In cases of some […]
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5 of the Best Scores from the last 15 Years
A score should ultimately not only reflect the overall mood of the film, but also complement it. I decided to stay within the last 15 years to hopefully cull some […]
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5 Powerful Shower Scenes
Over the summer I wrote a post about 5 great scenes that take place in a bathroom. For whatever reason, the bathroom has become a mild cinematic obsession for me. […]
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Interview: Love the Coopers’ Max Simkins
Love the Coopers is a holiday family comedy where chaos ensues in place of a “perfect” Christmas. It stars Diane Keaton, John Goodman, Ed Helms, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin, and […]
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5 Successful “Style over Substance” Films
Films that tend to favor more lavish visuals often get criticized for lacking any true emotional substance. Sure, meaning is highly subjective, but it’s not uncommon that in many cases […]
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