Directed by Harold Becker In Vision Quest a young wrestler risks his own health and sanity to lose enough weight in order to wrestle the Nazi youth-looking wrestler from a rival high school. This very, very 80s film is a blend of traditional 80s tropes and a subtextual message about seizing the day before it seizes … Continue reading Vision Quest (1985)
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First Man (2018)
Directed by Damien Chazelle When Apollo 11 hurdles its way to the lunar surface the camera remains inside the module, cramped in there along with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Other movies would cross cut between the two astronauts, the Houston control room and Armstrong's nervous wife, Janet, but First Man doesn't give us such breathing … Continue reading First Man (2018)
Camera Buff (1979)
Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski "What are you filming?" "Anything that moves." A mild-mannered new father finds his true calling in the form of a film camera in Camera Buff. Filip's sudden passion is made to seem both enchanted and selfish, and his newfound joy brings great catharsis to some while alienating others. Filip's wife, Irka, is … Continue reading Camera Buff (1979)
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