Larraín’s films typically make certain that the medium is the message – but here, it’s an ethos that gets tangled in the telling.
Category: Opinion
The Green-Light | Split and M. Night Shyamalan’s Terribly Exciting Promise
Something has happened that I thought would never happen again: an M. Night Shyamalan movie has excited me.
The Green-Light | My long, torturous relationship with Trainspotting
Everyone I’ve spoken to seems to love Trainspotting, and so they should. But twenty-one years after its first release, approximately ten years since my first viewing of it, and two months since my re-watch, why don’t I love it too?
The Green-Light | Rogue One’s Greatest Gift
For real drama to take place, it needs characters to go to extreme places.
The Green-Light | Why Silence could be Martin Scorsese’s best film
Welcome to The Green–Light, a column from Gary Green. Find within spittle-flecked passion and encyclopaedic insight on everything to do with the movies. Yes, the title to this piece alone invites controversy. How could any film directed by Martin Scorsese possibly be better than the likes of Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, or Goodfellas? My answer is… Continue reading The Green-Light | Why Silence could be Martin Scorsese’s best film
Disney’s live-action Snow White – money-maker or crowd-pleaser? Our case for the live-action remake
Where cynics may perceive this as being a mere money-maker, can these re-imaginings not be instead taken as crowd-pleasers?
What does Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 need to do to keep the franchise fresh?
Seeing how Guardians of the Galaxy was such a unique product, it won’t be easy for Vol. 2 to keep the franchise fresh, but not impossible. Here are just a few suggestions for director James Gunn and company…
The Green-Light | The 15 Best Movies of 2016 So Far
So we’ve just passed the midpoint of 2016. Goes quick, right? Six months’ worth of cinema can see the entry of multiple movies into the pop culture canon, while others hit hard in the arthouse crowd; either way, these are the best films (unranked, alphabetical) I’ve seen so far of 2016.
Everything Wrong With Batman v Superman #4: Location, Location, Location
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice broke me. I attempt to do the same back. There are two reasons why watching Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is like being lost at sea. Firstly, it’s just an awful, awful experience. Secondly, you never know exactly where on earth you are – and in most… Continue reading Everything Wrong With Batman v Superman #4: Location, Location, Location
Everything Wrong With Batman v Superman #3: The Bombing Scene
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice broke me. I attempt to do the same back. Oh boy. The bombing scene. The. Bombing. Scene. THE BOMBING SCENE. I’m just trying out different ways of saying the same sentence, in order for me to fully process the evil these particular few minutes affect the film. But fundamentally, they don’t… Continue reading Everything Wrong With Batman v Superman #3: The Bombing Scene