Category Archives: review

5 great prison movies that will captivate you

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Chinny McGringo

We’ve recently added a new project to our roster, it’s a prison movie.  Now, prison movies might be okay when shown to a captive audience, but I think fans of the genre should really get out more.  However, among all … Continue reading →

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How crowdfunding is changing the way we make films.

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Vasco Phillip de Sousa

Big budget movies have long been about gimmicks.  Since the success of Star Wars, it seems that nearly every children’s movie starts with how well the character would play out as a toy. But the micro-budget movies we grew up … Continue reading →

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Review: L’Atlante (1934)

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Vasco Phillip de Sousa

Sometimes, Freud said, a pipe is just a pipe. And sometimes, a great film comes out of a great script. Well, L’Atlante, and why it is so loved, is not a simple story of a great script well made.  In … Continue reading →

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How Green Was My Valley (1941) review

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Vasco Phillip de Sousa

I’d lived in Wales for well over a decade before seeing what “everyone” calls the quintessential Welsh film. Like many “Welsh” films, How Green Was My Valley wasn’t made in Wales, but in Hollywood. A few of the accents may … Continue reading →

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They Made Me a Fugitive (1947) review

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Vasco Phillip de Sousa

These weren’t tears of sorrow.  These weren’t tears of joy.  These weren’t even tears of tiredness that you sometimes get at the end of the day.  These were the tears of an eye infection. When I entered the Arts Centre … Continue reading →

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2012, the worst year for movies ever?

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Vasco Phillip de Sousa

From applying to film school to networking with filmmakers, it seems the new standard question is “which movies moved and inspired you.” Trying to pick a movie from any given year is usually difficult because out of 800 or so … Continue reading →

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Review: Taxi Driver (1976)

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Vasco Phillip de Sousa

Taxi Driver was the first movie I wrote about for film class. Today, Taxi Driver does not seem like the same film I reviewed all those years ago as a first year in film school. There are so many things … Continue reading →

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Topsy Turvy (1999) Review

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Chinny McGringo

I purposely avoided Moliere, Shakespeare in Love, and almost every other movie about a playwright.  I do this because I respect writers like Shakespeare, and I find their period fascinating.  I likewise avoid most movies about Thomas Jefferson.  I prefer … Continue reading →

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Review: Le Rayon Vert

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Vasco Phillip de Sousa

NAPOLEON DYNAMITE meets AMELIE POULAIN. Or, the grandmother of both films. Le Rayon Vert is a classic. It’s not black and white, it’s not silent, and you probably never heard of the actors. The director’s name, Eric Rohmer, may easily … Continue reading →

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Mysteries of Lisbon: A historical film.

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Vasco Phillip de Sousa

Like many of today’s historical films, Mysteries of Lisbon is long (very long). Before investing four and a half hours in a movie, it might be an idea to read a review or two.  After I invested my four and … Continue reading →

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