I finally got round to seeing the Best Animated Film Oscar winner and really enjoyed it. So now it’s time to compare it to another film I really enjoyed. Valhalla Rising. Don’t shake your head now, there are more similarities between these guys than you might think.
Continue reading “Friday Film Fight: Flow vs Valhalla Rising”Falling Films and Stuff
I fell over yesterday. So, on that note, here are some films that are tangentially related to falling over. Enjoy.
Continue reading “Falling Films and Stuff”Some reviews: Black Bag, The Alto Knights, Pokemon Concierge, Pokemon Detective Pikachu
Yep, there are some weird combos here. But you know, gotta catch (watch) ‘em all.
Continue reading “Some reviews: Black Bag, The Alto Knights, Pokemon Concierge, Pokemon Detective Pikachu”Review: Mickey 17
Not really a comedy, but not a serious drama either. But hey, this is Bong Joon-Ho we’re talking about here. That’s just his style.
Continue reading “Review: Mickey 17”Brokeback Mountain and the ‘Gay Western’ Oscars Legacy
With the 97th Oscars fast approaching amid controversy surrounding frontrunner Emelia Pérez, it’s pertinent to look back at another major LGBT Oscars candidate that received its fair share of criticism – Brokeback Mountain, a film approaching its 20th anniversary. Receiving controversial comments from senior Oscars members at the time, a similar air of homophobia continued to plague the awards ceremony sixteen years later with Power of the Dog, this time coming from an outside source. Both films raise a key question about the nature of masculinity and homoeroticism within a genre made famous by stoic American heroes of few words.
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