Vertov's Man With a Movie Camera captures a day in the life of the Russian proletariat in 1920's Soviet Union. The quick sequences and endless jump cuts depict several soviet union cities, including: Odessa, Kharkov and Kiev.1 The structure is experimental for its time by incorporating a wide range of shots and avant-garde film techniques
Continue reading ➞ Man With a Movie Camera (Человек с кино-аппаратом) (1929)
The Founder follows Ray Kroc, played by Michael Keaton, as he transitions from a milk shake maker salesman to 'founding' the biggest name in fast food. His duplicitous behavior helped bring him riches beyond his wildest imagination, but at the cost of both business and personal relationships. The director, John Lee Hancock, straddles the benevolent
I'm not bad I just did something stupid. Babel is an immersive story sending us on a trip to Morocco, Japan, Mexico, and The United States. The plot follows four main story lines that are all linked by a .270 Winchester M70 rifle. A husband and wife, played by Pitt and Blanchett, on vacation in Morocco,
Life and love are crafted through choices and sacrifices. Tom Ford's adaptation of Susan and Tony, by Austin Wright, clearly shows how choice and sacrifice have an unequivocal role in determining one's path in life. Merriam-Webster defines sacrifice as "an act of offering to a deity something precious; especially : the killing of a victim on an altar."
Jordan Peele's Get Out is a psychological thriller that keeps you on your toes and unsure of where the characters stand the whole way through. The story follows Chris, played by Daniel Kaluuya, and his girlfriend Rose, played by Allison Williams, as they visit her family in upstate New York. No more information is needed. Peele
