Watching the film is like looking in a funhouse mirror at an absurd and vaguely horrifying image in which we can’t help but see vestiges of our reality.
Max Michalsky
Daily Arts Writer
Film
“I’m an emotional dude so I’ll tell you everything.”
I don’t particularly care for these Marvel movies, but I am hopeful about “Infinity War.”
It’s a story told and repeated since time immemorial, making it clear that in the projects, talent and love aren’t the keys to getting out but another thing to be monetized.
The film pushes almost too far in the abstract that it causes it to be hard to follow.
Thematically, all the short films, in some capacity, deal with ideas of memory, identity and the self.
The experience of watching “Honane” is like someone letting you in on a well-kept secret, like an existential conversation between old friends in the middle of the night, like driving with friends through your hometown in the summer.
In anticipation of the 56th installment of the Ann Arbor Film Festival, Nelson spoke with The Daily over the phone to discuss the festival, his films and his career.
Plouffe profiles multiple cultures across the expanse of Quebec, but his search is never shallow.
Does Instagram make you feel good? For most people, the answer is going to be no.