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Immortality Game Review
Where is Marissa Marcel? On Friday, I gushed to a friend about this game I was playing called Immortality. I told her the gameplay was fantastic, that the method of interactivity was so simple yet so innovative at the same time. I told her the story was fascinating to explore. I told her that, as…
Body Heat
Directed by Lawrence Kasdan, 1981 Watching this, I couldn’t help but think about Double Indemnity, to which this film owes its life. But as the trap closed around hapless Ned, I started to think about another female-driven heist movie; Tarantino’s Jackie Brown. And I thought about how the two most base human needs- love and…
Local Hero
Directed by Bill Forsyth, 1983 “The modern world offers many alternatives to the security of the family unit.” I was thinking about this movie a lot the past week or so, especially about the ending. An empty apartment, a ringing phone. The promise of change. A lovely, understated ending to a lovely and understated movie.…
Sleepless in Seattle
Directed by Nora Ephron, 1993 This begins with such tenderness and then falls into Looney Tunes-esque capers and silliness. If you want to make a screwball, make a screwball (I love screwballs!) but this hits a strange and uneven tonal balance. Poor Bill Pullman only exists to be put upon. (Best moment in the movie-…
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