by Harrison McCormick | May 14, 2019 | Criticism, Right
Spike Lee is known for utilizing many cinematic tropes and techniques throughout his career of over 30-plus films. But perhaps the most effective and impressive aspect of his films is their creative and unique use of music. There are so many instances of Lee using...
by Harrison McCormick | May 1, 2019 | Criticism, Left, Reviews
Released in 2018, Peter Jackson’s World War I documentary They Shall Not Grow Old recalls the events of the war through soldiers’ personal accounts. Employing what Bill Nichols calls the expository mode of documentary, the film utilizes ambiguous audio...
by Harrison McCormick | Mar 18, 2019 | Criticism, Reviews
The thrilling 2018 documentary Free Solo tells the story of American rock climber Alex Honnold and his attempt to climb El Capitan. Directed by partners Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin who previously directed climbing documentary Meru (2015), Free Solo...
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