Directed by Pedro Almodovar Pain and Glory feels like the type of film every director with a long enough career gets around to making. It's slightly meta and certainly autobiographical, an artist reflecting on his career, his childhood and the ups and downs of life. It's influenced, as so many are, by Federico Fellini's 8 1/2, … Continue reading Pain and Glory (2019)
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The Incredibles (2004)
Directed by Brad Bird What year does The Incredibles take place? It doesn't much matter, but I'm curious about the world design. Old video footage of the "supers" heyday crackles with film grain, while the plot, taking place 15 years after our introduction to Mr. and Mrs. Incredible, looks to occur in the 1960s but with … Continue reading The Incredibles (2004)
