Tag: film critique

• [posting][school piece] The Role of Film in Art and Culture

  

  Every other month or so, I sit down to re-watch one of my favourite artsy docufilm Oceans (Disneynature). Why do I watch it so often? What is it about this film that draws me back again and again? Why do people watch films? What role does film play within art and culture? Cultural theorists have…

  dappled-things

  May 23, 2018

  literary critique, literature, nonfiction, original fiction, thought piece

  adorno, critique, film, film critique, horkheimer, literary critique, literature, mirzoeff

• [posting][review] Black Panther’s Wakanda

  

  Jackson Square Landmark Cinemas sold out Black Panther tickets for at least five days straight. I finally managed to find a showing one evening with three seats for my brother, my friend, and I. I was excited for a variety of reasons: I have always wanted to see a cat-themed superhero (Catman, for example); I…

  dappled-things

  May 14, 2018

  literary critique, literature, nonfiction, Uncategorized

  black panther, critical theory, film, film critique, literature, representation, social theory

• [movie review] Thor: The Dark World

  

  Thor: Ragnarok is one of the few movies I am looking forward to seeing next year. I say “looking forward to”, but I would be lying if I didn’t admit to some concerns. This is mostly in part due to what I consider to be the travesty of Thor: The Dark World. As I was going…

  dappled-things

  August 14, 2016

  review

  film, film critique, loki, marvel, MCU, thor, thor: the dark world