When you give a philosopher a camera, you have to expect a product that defies (or otherwise transfigures) convention. And if that convention is film-making, you may come up with something that very closely resembles Terrence Malick’s To The Wonder. Anyone familiar with Malick’s previous works knows that the eccentric writer/director has a tendency to […]
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans and caused such devastation that the city is still feeling the effects today. Directors Carl Deal and Tia Lessin give viewers a first hand account of the storm’s impacts and the aftermath in Trouble the Water. We are given a unique perspective provided by two New Orlean’s residents […]
Director Hans Petter Moland’s When Bubbles Burst examines not only the mayhem caused by the 2008 global financial crisis but also discusses just how far reaching the chaos was and how the terrible lessons from that have yet to be realized. The small Norwegian town of Vik is dramatically impacted by the financial crisis when an ill-advised […]
The far-reaching smog captured enveloping New York City on the cover of Vampire Weekend‘s third album, Modern Vampires of the City, is complimentary cover art expressing the obvious anxieties towards our coming future. The towers start out clean near the bottom right edge of frame though they soon find themselves invisible behind a layer of sick fog. […]
When you give a philosopher a camera, you have to expect a product that defies (or otherwise transfigures) convention. And if that convention is film-making, you may come up with something that very closely resembles Terrence Malick’s To The Wonder. Anyone familiar with Malick’s previous works knows that the eccentric writer/director has a tendency to […] 