A few years ago I reviewed (and subsequently would not stop talking about) a sad Danish movie called The Hunt, directed by Thomas Vinterberg and starring Danish Superstar Mads Mikkelsen. It is with a heavy heart that I report to you that my reason for bringing this up now is sadly unrelated to Danish Superstar…
I’ve always felt rather lucky to be someone who has a good relationship with their parents, and one of the tough things about me living in another country is being apart from them. As an only child, I can only assume that it must be even harder for them than it is for me.…
Do you ever get sick of people asking you about your New Year’s Resolutions? Everyone talks about them this time of year, but how many people actually follow through? When 2017 rolls around and you have to make new resolutions, and you have to reflect upon the successes and failures of 2016, will you even…
Well, Christmas has come and gone. Someone—and I genuinely can’t remember which someone right now—once told me that Boxing Day is the most depressing day of the year, since it is the furthest away you can get from the upcoming Christmas. Well, you can all relax now. Boxing Day, too, has come and gone and…
Of the infamous Star Wars prequel trilogy, George Lucas has often said that the three movies were like poetry, each film rhyming with its equivalent in the original trilogy. With all due respect to Mr. Lucas (who seems a thoroughly decent fellow), the claims to cinematic rhyme fit better on The Force Awakens than the trilogy he wrote and directed. The Force…
Remember earlier this year when everyone was incredibly surprised to see that Joel Edgerton of all people wrote, directed, and co-starred in a psychological thriller? Remember when everyone was even more incredibly surprised to hold the general consensus that Joel Edgerton’s movie was pretty damn good? I’ve been writing this column for over three years…
At the time I publish this, I– and likely some of you as well– am a day away from seeing Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and that’s almost too much to believe. I mean, it feels like we as a movie watching public have been talking about this movie forever at this point, and in a sense…
Rooster Illusion 