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Dream Sharing: Another Look At Inception and the work of Christopher Nolan
After watching Inception for the first time I noticed something unfamiliar as I walked out of the theater: my brain literally hurt. Unlike an annoying headache, it was a pain I welcomed with open arms because it meant there was actually some kind of mental stimulation going on up there. My mind was overwhelmed not […]
AFI FEST Film Review: ‘The Weather Station’
As the camera glides up over the snow capped mountains of Russia you are at once placed in the isolated world of the inhabitants of the weather station. Three men work at this station atop a mountain; far from life, and even further from predictability as the weather changes at will. The two meteorologists, Ivanov […]
AFI FEST Film Review: Cargo
Shown during the midnight movie portion of AFI FEST, 2010, Cargo is the first ever science fiction film from Switzerland. Made over a period of eight years it has the much needed visual style to compete with the more mainstream science fiction films and enough mystery and suspense to appease the casual viewer. […]
AFI FEST Film Review: Made In Dagenham
As part of the Special Screenings section of the 2010 AFI FEST, Made In Dagenham held the promise of a rousing tribute to the women of Dagenham, England, who in 1968 went on strike against Ford Motor Company to demand equal pay to the men employed at the factory. This Norma Rae type film ended […]