The Coen Brothers’ Fargois a movie built on the back of Midwestern wholesomeness and the unchanging status quo of its characters’ lives. The world isn’t moving, the cruelty that impacts it is an anomaly.
This is reflected in the cinematography, which must find interesting kinetics and dynamic shots in a world specifically constructed to be boring, milquetoast, and frozen to the core.
Essayist Lewis Criswell explains the process behind this struggle, touching on behind-the-scenes production details as well as examples from the film, to make a video just as informative as it is thought-provoking. Most videos make you want to rewatch their subjects, but this one makes you want to create with your new knowledge.
Numerology Goes to the MoviesBy Ciara Wardlow
More accurately, it never left.
Do you remember where you were at 11:11 on 11/11/11?
I was sitting in a high school assembly. I don’t remember what for, who was talking, or whom I was sitting with. But I reme…Read More
5 Train Movies for Every Movie LoverBy Sinead McCausland
To mark the release of Murder on the Orient Express, we’ve compiled a list of five train movies for every kind of movie fan.
As most of the world knows by now thanks to the fourteen million views on its t…Read More
‘A Chair at the Beach’ Is Absurd, Anxious ComedyBy Jacob Oller
The short has the rare comedy voiceover that’s as funny as it thinks it is.
Comedy shorts often undermine themselves by being overly jokey, under-produced, or simply written in a way that only appeals to the fi…Read More
The ‘Hostiles’ Trailer is All About Christian Bale’s Inner DemonsBy Sheryl Oh
The frontier is mercilessly still very much a white man’s affair.
Scott Cooper‘s new take on the classic Western, Hostiles, now has a trailer. Featuring a star-studded cast, including Christian Bale, Rosamund Pik…Read More
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