ogradyfilm
Dec 2, 20182 min read
Review: The Duellists
Alien: Covenant was a pretty big disappointment. In trying to both build upon the themes he introduced in Prometheus and recapture the...
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Alien: Covenant was a pretty big disappointment. In trying to both build upon the themes he introduced in Prometheus and recapture the...
I’m the weirdo that actually likes Prometheus. Sure, it has its share of flaws—most notably its over-reliance on characters’ stupidity in...
In Greek mythology, the Titan Prometheus didn’t just steal fire for the early humans; he also created them, sculpting the clay figures...
To kick off the Holiday Season the right way, I logged on to Kanopy to watch Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, a decidedly darker spin on...
How’d I miss the news that these beauties had dropped? I stumbled across them while browsing the shelves at Midtown Comics to kill time...
Earlier today, IGN debuted a teaser poster for the upcoming theatrical film based on the Slender Man mythos. And honestly, judging it on...
So let me tell you about my day so far. Before I went to bed last night (by which I mean around 1:30 AM), I perused the MoviePass app to...
As I type this, it is sixteen degrees Fahrenheit outside (an improvement over the past few days, but a long way from the warm weather I...
Back in New York. Watched two in-flight movies on the way over: Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms - A beautiful animated fairytale...
Currently in Portland, Oregon for my annual trip with my college buddies. To kill time during the long plane ride over, I watched Neko...
Eager to make use of my MoviePass card before the service crashes and burns permanently, I ventured out to Metrograph to catch a...
Spent most of the day trying to decide what movie I wanted to watch. I’ve been running on fumes since Wednesday afternoon, so I was...
Caught a screening of Alexandre Rockwell’s In the Soup at IFC Center. I’ve been meaning to watch this since I first saw Four Rooms, the...
Just got back in from a screening of Mirai, the latest masterpiece from anime auteur Mamoru Hosoda. If Wolf Children represents the...
Logged on to Kanopy to watch Ida, a beautiful Polish movie about a young orphan who, at the behest of the Catholic nuns that raised her,...
I’ve been meaning to check out the filmography of Belgian director Chantal Akerman for quite a while now, so tonight, I popped in...
Took advantage of the blizzard to finally enjoy another neglected Christmas gift: Inside Llewyn Davis, by Joel and Ethan Coen. I can’t...
One song can save the world. At least, that’s the thesis statement of Yoshihiro Nakamura’s Fish Story, a film in which an obscure punk...
Logged on to Kanopy to watch Uzumasa Limelight, a beautiful movie about how the fickle entertainment industry occasionally leaves its...
Went over to Angelika to catch a screening of First Reformed. I’ve mentioned before that certain movies can function as a Rosetta Stone...