Tag: social commentary

ATLANTICS [2019]

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Jordan Dodd

Mati Diop uses her first short, a documentary of the same name, as thematic inspiration for her first full length feature. Diop opts to write a fictional story that sits parallel to the first, which followed four young men attempting to cross the… Continue Reading “ATLANTICS [2019]”

Category: 2019, Film, ForeignTags: class distinctions, Drama, Islam, mati diop, Netflix, refugees, Romance, senegal, social commentary, spirituality, tradition

JOKER [2019]

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Jordan Dodd

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A breath of fresh air after Marvel’s onslaught of movies that all looked, felt and sounded the same, and also DC’s rather lacklustre efforts all-round, Joker is a dark, twisted and unsettling character study of a neglected, abused and very sick man who, obviously, slowly… Continue Reading “JOKER [2019]”

Category: 2019, FilmTags: #USA, 2019, character study, childhood trauma, Dark, firearms, insanity, Joaquin Phoenix, medication, mental illness, October release, politics, school shootings, social commentary, TIFF 2019, Todd Phillips, toxic relationships

NIGHTCRAWLER [2014]

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed and written by Dan Gilroy Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton Despite knowing almost nothing about it, I have been looking forward to seeing this flick for a good half-a-year. The dark atmosphere of it must have drawn me in, as the… Continue Reading “NIGHTCRAWLER [2014]”