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 […]
Auteur Focus
Color as Language In Broken Embraces
I walked out of the theater after Pedro Almodovar’s Broken Embraces and my eyes refused to adjust back from the brilliant and colorful world of the film; the real world paled in comparison. Even as I shut them now, the vibrant reds, moody blues, and roaring yellows still swim against my eyelids. Almodovar does not […]