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Carol: A different song

17 Wednesday Feb 2016

Posted by cinetactic in Movie Reviews

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2015, Carol, cate blanchett, drama, film review, kyle chandler, Lesbian, LGBT, Movie, Movie review, oscars 2016, romance, rooney mara, sarah paulson, The Price of Salt

By Heinrich Domingo

Queer cinema is often associated with a coming-of-age theme that portrays gay characters as sexual creatures whose libido cannot be controlled. In popular cinema, gay men are represented by Brokeback Mountain and gay women by Blue is the Warmest Colour, both known for their raunchy sex scenes. Carol’s entry changes the narrative. It offers a glimpse of a gay relationship devoid of stereotypes – that lesbians can still be mothers, that there is no need for a “masculine” figure in lesbian relationships, and that even old women can come out. It tells a lesbian love story as simply a tale of two people falling for each other.

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Oscars 2016 Best Picture Nominees

10 Wednesday Feb 2016

Posted by cinetactic in Movie Lists

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2015, Academy Awards 2016, Best Pictures, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, film review, Mad Max: Fury Road, Movie review, oscars 2016, Room, Spotlight, The Big Short, the martian, the revenant

American films do not have the monopoly to be called great. Yet, their wide rich and strong influence to the popular crowd are undeniable. This February, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars) will honor last year’s best of cinema. The Best Picture Award is the highest among all the categories. With this Award, the films are judged based on every element: directing, writing, acting, musical scoring, film editing and other works put in the film. Below is a summary of the reviews we made for each of the nominee. You can click on their titles to redirect you to the main article.

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Spotlight: Sans glamor and gimmickry

09 Tuesday Feb 2016

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2015, Boston, Catholic Church, Christianity, film review, Investigative Journalism, Journalism, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Movie review, oscars, oscars 2016, Rachel McAdams, Spotlight, The Boston Globe, Tom Mccarthy

By Heinrich Domingo

Realities are to be portrayed as real. Today’s movies based on actual life events tend to romanticize stories and repackage realities. In order to create a heart-pounding action-packed epic film, the plot is exaggerated, musical scoring is overdone, and characters are portrayed as fearless heroes. Spotlight takes another route and tells its story as is. It turns a repulsing story into an exciting drama sans loud cries and tragic confrontations. This movie allows viewers to focus more on the revelation it is about to unfold rather than on the shimmering images flashed on the big screen.

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Room: Speaking the unspeakable

03 Wednesday Feb 2016

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best actress golden globes, brie larson, crime, drama, feminism, jacob tremblay, marital violence, Movie review, oscars 2016, Room, thriller, violence

By Heinrich Domingo

Room speaks ill of the darkness of human capacity. It warns the viewers on how sweet and beautiful creatures can be ruined by monsters dressed as people. With only metaphors and imagery, the film successfully tells the unspeakable. It does not need sex, blood, or violence to narrate a story that is too hurtful to watch. With an outstanding cast, it pierces the audience into the soul and leaves a cinema experience they would never forget.

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The Revenant: Surviving the wrath of nature and men

30 Saturday Jan 2016

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Alejandro Iñarritu, drama, Emmanuel Lubezki, film review, Leonardo DiCarpio, Movie review, native americans, oscars, oscars 2016, the revenant, tom hardy

By Heinrich Domingo

To watch an acclaimed movie is to be critical of its cinematic treatment, doubtful of its purpose, and conscious of its mistakes. This movie shall undergo thorough scrutiny for it to win your approval. To watch The Revenant is the same. But with Leonardo DiCaprio’s outstanding performance guided by Alejandro Iñarritu’s brilliant direction, you tend to submit yourself and let loose your judgments. You just begin to enjoy the film and allow yourself to be entertained.

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