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The Game (1997)

February 8, 2019February 2, 2019 ~ idrawonmywall ~ Leave a comment

Directed by David Fincher In David Fincher's The Game, a lonely, powerful control freak loses control.  He is Nicholas Van Orson (Michael Douglas), an investment banker who lives in a large mansion that only accentuates his isolation.  When one of his employees wishes him a happy 48th birthday, he implies to his assistant that he should … Continue reading The Game (1997)

Stray Dog (1949)

May 31, 2018May 30, 2018 ~ idrawonmywall ~ Leave a comment

Directed by Akira Kurosawa When a young detective has his pistol stolen he undergoes something close to a spiritual breakdown.  Teamed up with an older, calmer detective, he hunts down the gun and the criminal who has used it to kill multiple people.  The plot allows for the two detectives to discuss their different life … Continue reading Stray Dog (1949)

The Limey (1999)

May 11, 2018April 17, 2018 ~ idrawonmywall ~ Leave a comment

Directed by Steven Soderbergh The Limey has the feel of an old French film from the 1960s, something like Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless, Francois Truffaut's Shoot the Piano Player or Louis Malle's Elevator to the Gallows.  What I remember most about those films is the gun, the non-conventional editing and an ending that doesn't always offer you what you want … Continue reading The Limey (1999)

Contagion (2011)

May 6, 2018April 13, 2018 ~ idrawonmywall ~ Leave a comment

Directed by Steven Soderbergh Contagion is an attempt at deadly realism, tracking a disease with about a 25% mortality rate over the course of a few months and through several different continents.  The film jumps between countries and characters, tracking those affected and those responsible for coming up with a cure to a virus which … Continue reading Contagion (2011)

Game Night (2018)

April 17, 2018March 28, 2018 ~ idrawonmywall ~ Leave a comment

Directed by John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein Game Night is a good comedy if you forgive a lot of the potholes, one-dimensional characters and general zaniness that comes with this genre.  It's a boiler plate story construction though with an impressive visual aesthetic inspired by the work of David Fincher.  The story is unspectacular even … Continue reading Game Night (2018)

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