With a title as innocuous and generic as Kids, one may expect a trite Steve Martin or Robin Williams comedy … More
Tag: July 2013
Critique: ‘Donnie Darko’ (2001)
Richard Kelly, the director of Donnie Darko, best describes the cultural journey of his film in the inlay notes for … More
Critique: ‘Confessions of a Dangerous Mind’ (2002)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is an adaptation of an autobiographical novel in which the author, Chuck Barris, claims to … More
Critique: ‘Blue Velvet’ (1986)
To contextualise Blue Velvet, it is useful to consider which film Lynch made before it. Released in 1984, Lynch’s film … More
Critique: ‘Barton Fink’ (1991)
Suggestively comparable to the leading protagonist of their film, Barton Fink was written in a mere three weeks by the … More
Reflexive Indies: The Dream Factory
When one considers the enormous success of American cinema, or ‘The Dream Factory’, as a cultural form since its inception … More
Scene Location: ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ (2009)
Although the first X-Men film was shot in Toronto, the following three films in the franchise have all brought their … More
Scene Location: ‘Fantastic Four’ (2005)
According to the Marvel Universe, the most prominent buildings of New York City are all inhabited by superheroes. The Fantastic … More
Scene Location: ‘Rumble in the Bronx’ / ‘Hung Fan Kui’ (1995)
As a part of the Canadian ‘Hollywood North’, Vancouver is an attractive place to shoot ‘American’ feature films because it … More
