If you’re like me and you saw Christopher Nolan’s epic Oppenheimer this weekend then it’s probably safe to say that your brain is STILL recovering from the onslaught of scientific information, rapid-fire dialogue and existential quandaries that make up the three hour masterpiece of cinema. Honestly, I think it broke my brain… in a good […]
Read more "A Picasso in Oppenheimer?"While it didn’t win the Academy Award for best documentary feature back in March, “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” is an important documentary that should not be overlooked. Beautifully shot and edited, this documentary juxtaposes the biography of artist/activist Nan Goldin with her unwavering determination to hold the Sackler family accountable for their role […]
Read more "“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”"Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed is a Netflix documentary released in 2021. I will admit upfront that I have been hesitant to watch this film as I was worried that it would reveal some terrible or heinous crime committed by the beloved TV painter or, possibly worse, that he was a fraud who […]
Read more "“Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed”"I frequently discuss art-related documentaries on this blog, but from time to time I delve into the world of cinema to highlight films with overt art historical references or that creatively use art to enhance the storytelling process. I even created a YouTube series – How to Read a Movie – to illustrate how filmmakers […]
Read more "“Candyman” (2021)"“The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” is one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen and is itself a masterful work of art. This film follows the turbulent and eccentric life of British artist Louis Wain whose humorous and loving depictions of cats changed the way in which people of the Victorian era […]
Read more "“The Electrical Life of Louis Wain”"I feel the need to be upfront with all of you before you get too far into this review of Andrei Tarkovsky’s film Andrei Rublev… I just can’t with this guy. I consider myself rather openminded, especially when it comes to art and that includes cinema. I love movies that don’t tell the viewer exactly […]
Read more "“Andrei Rublev”"“Weathering With You” is the sophomore effort of director Makoto Shinkai that is currently taking the world of animation by storm. This film will not only appeal to fans of the Studio Ghibli films produced by the esteemed living legend Hayao Miyazaki, but to anyone who appreciates animated film-making, whether hand-drawn or computer generated. Without […]
Read more "“Weathering With You”"“Blurred Lines” is a Netflix documentary I referenced very heavily in my class, The Art World: TODAY. It is a rare in-depth look at the art world that pulls no punches and plays out almost like a dark thriller. With an emphasis on the role money plays in the art world at large, the filmmakers […]
Read more "Blurred Lines"I missed “At Eternity’s Gate” when it was in theaters last fall, but it was just released on Blu-ray and I am completely in awe. It is a work of art. It is a film by a painter (Julian Schnabel), about a painter (Vincent van Gogh) and it is unbelievable to me that it has […]
Read more "At Eternity’s Gate"“Velvet Buzzsaw” is the newest film from the writer and director of “Nightcrawler,” Dan Gilroy. It debuted on Netflix on February 1st and it centers around a group of art world colleagues as they discover the work of a recently deceased outsider artist. That is the very brief, no spoilers description of a film that […]
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