Living Room Cinema

08/03/2018

Must See Films For These Troubled Times!

Some of the represented malfeasances come in the form of mob mentality, exploiting the vulnerable, denying due process and unjust detainment. Trier has cited Dogville as his greatest writing, which is directed much like a classic stage play.

08/03/2018

07/09/2018

Reaction Cinema:

Whether the offensiveness encountered is strict allegory or not will be for the respective filmmakers, and possibly for the academics, to decide. Be sure, these master works aren’t constructed for shocks alone, they are abstractly reacting to troubling events during troubled times.

06/14/2018

Here are some meaningful works:

Here are three important movies about modern martyrs who face injustice, and their plights against the English status quo. Gandhi (1982) is directed by Richard Attenborough. Ben Kingsley plays Gandhi with great dedication. Mahatma Gandhi inspired the people of India to free themselves of English imp...

05/04/2018

May!

If you grew up watching traditional Westerns set in the 1800s, you might feel more grown up when you discover some 20th Century versions. Hud (1963) is directed by Matt Ritt. Paul Newman and Patricia Neal give command performances in Hud. The title character is an entitled rancher’s son. He is a b...

04/09/2018

My newest article is entitled, Glaring Omissions. Ironically, Pulp Fiction was not represented in the print version. The good news is that the full article is available via the link below (minus one image).

Please know that Pulp Fiction is one of the movies you must see before you die, in the unlikelihood that you haven't already seen it.

Absolutely amazing!

03/11/2018

Uncensored!
At the editor's rightful discretion, the print version ironically omits the first sentence. It's a mere mention of the era we find ourselves in.

Read the uncensored version here:

Lies and deceit are nothing new, but complacency toward them can be an even greater malfeasance. Here are two documented examples where great big lies have impacted lives. Wormwood (2017) is an excellent documentary series directed by Errol Morris. Frank Olson died from falling