Some genres are easy to define. Sci fi, for example, typically gives us a window on the near or distant future. In a horror picture, there’s almost always some sort of monster. But the experimental movie by its nature more difficult to pin down. Involving trial and error, its raison d’être is to fashion something…
read more →In 1722, Daniel Defoe published “A Journal of the Plague Year,” a novel based on his uncle’s first-hand accounts of the Great Plague of London (1665). To capture the reality of the calamity, Defoe focused on specific places. Carrying on that tradition, for the past few weeks, Cassius Rayner has been filming the impact of…
read more →According to the TV Tropes wiki, the phrase “Torn from today’s headlines” was originally used by Warner Bros. in the 1930s. They used the catchphrase “to promote the gritty realism of their ‘social problem’ films.” Now, almost a century later, New York-based filmmaker Jeffrey Turboff has continued that tradition with “Homebody,” a gripping six-minute film…
read more →In 2002 Aleksandr Sokurov directed “Russian Ark,” a fictional travelogue through the Russian State Hermitage Museum. The 99-minute film was astonishing for its intricate plot and memorable performances. And even more astonishing is that it was shot in a single take. Any glitch in the filming or the performance would have been catastrophic. But the…
read more →One of the first questions we ask about a movie is: “What’s the genre?” We know that a comedy will be different from a horror flick or a thriller. The categorization seems simple. But in reality, many movies—especially those that are memorable—blend two or more genres. They’re like alloys that combine metallic elements in order…
read more →“Reflections in the Sky” documents the beauty of Al Reem Island in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The two-minute travelogue was shot on iPhone 11 Pro Max using only the ultra-wide lens in 4k and a film rate of 60 fps. And the trick used by the director EMKWAN? Of the 19…
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