Tag: adventure

THE NIGHTINGALE [2018]

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Jordan Dodd

A major step up in scope for Jennifer Kent after her excellent debut film The Babadook, this sophomore effort is a brutal, bloody but historically honest look into both the life of women and Aboriginal People during a period in Australia’s history that is… Continue Reading “THE NIGHTINGALE [2018]”

Category: 2018, Australia/New Zealand, FilmTags: #aboriginalcommunities, #Aboriginalpeople, #australianaboriginal, #australianaborigines, adventure, Aisling Franciosis, Australian Film, Australian History, Baykali Ganambarr, brutalscenes, David Gulpilil, Drama, jennifer kent, Screen Australia, The Babadook, The Nightingale, Thenightingale

THE REVENANT [2015]

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by: Alejandro González Iñárritu Written by: Mark L. Smith (screenplay), Alejandro González Iñárritu (screenplay), Michael Punke (novel) Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter I loved Birdman when I first saw it, but the more times I watched it, the more it… Continue Reading “THE REVENANT [2015]”

Category: 2015, FilmTags: 2015, 2015 Oscars, adventure, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Domhnall Gleeson, Drama, Emmanuel Lubezki, Hugh Glass, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark L. Smith, Michael Punke, survival, Tom Hardy, western, Will Poulter

REWOUND: THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN [1995]

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Written by Gilles Adrien, Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro Starring: Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Judith Vittet, Dominique Pinon If I were to imagine a love letter to Terry Gilliam’s eclectic style of directing, this film would certainly be… Continue Reading “REWOUND: THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN [1995]”

Category: 1990's, Film, ForeignTags: 1990's, 1995, adventure, city of lost children, Daniel Emilfork, Dominique Pinon, dystopia, Gilles Adrien, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Judith Vittet, Marc Caro, Ron Perlman, surreal, Terry Gilliam

THROWBACK [2014]

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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Originally written for: THROWBACK is fun, it is B-grade Aussie horror with treasure hunters, park rangers, and of course, a Yowie, aka Bigfoot. Director, Travis Bain, wrote to Salty and asked if we would be interested, of course we would, but expect honesty. I… Continue Reading “THROWBACK [2014]”