Monthly Archives: April 2014

Transcendence

Memento. Batman Begins. The Dark Knight. The Dark Knight Rises. The Prestige. Inception. What’s common? Hah, you scoff. Easy question. Christopher Nolan! Know what else is common? Wally Pfister! What, you say. Who is that? The director of photography! Remember … Continue reading

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Inside Llewyn Davis

I watched this on an airplane, and for once I think the small flickering screen in the uncomfortable intimacy of a cramped, dimly lit airplane cabin made the film that much more melancholic and atmospheric. Llewyn Davis is a good-but-not-great … Continue reading

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