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Aug 15 Posted by aaronwest Some films are so thematically rich that it’s nearly impossible finding an angle. There are just too many options. The Ice Storm is one such film. I could look at it from the period, the unruliness and political instability of 1973. It could be seen as a grim portrait of read more

Aug 15 Posted by aaronwest Some films are so thematically rich that it’s nearly impossible finding an angle. There are just too many options. The Ice Storm is one such film. I could look at it from the period, the unruliness and political instability of 1973. It could be seen as a grim portrait of read more

Aug 15 Posted by aaronwest Some films are so thematically rich that it’s nearly impossible finding an angle. There are just too many options. The Ice Storm is one such film. I could look at it from the period, the unruliness and political instability of 1973. It could be seen as a grim portrait of read more

Aug 13 Posted by aaronwest Phew! What a week! As you may have noticed in the last post, we launched our podcast this week. I’ll be honest that our first test run for The Rose could have gone better. Mark and I had a good rapport and had a lively, analytical discussion. We had some audio problems. read more

Aug 13 Posted by aaronwest Phew! What a week! As you may have noticed in the last post, we launched our podcast this week. I’ll be honest that our first test run for The Rose could have gone better. Mark and I had a good rapport and had a lively, analytical discussion. We had some audio problems. read more

Aug 13 Posted by aaronwest Phew! What a week! As you may have noticed in the last post, we launched our podcast this week. I’ll be honest that our first test run for The Rose could have gone better. Mark and I had a good rapport and had a lively, analytical discussion. We had some audio problems. read more

Aug 10 Posted by aaronwest SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE (Not all browsers are friendly with this link, but most mobile devices will be.) Or listen here to it here: Show Notes Podcasts we love: Criterion Cast Eclipse Viewer Wrong Reel Flixwise Filmspotting First Time Watchers InSession Film Cast Ne read more

Aug 10 Posted by aaronwest SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE (Not all browsers are friendly with this link, but most mobile devices will be.) Or listen here to it here: Direct Download Show Notes Podcasts we love: Criterion Cast Eclipse Viewer Wrong Reel Flixwise Filmspotting First Time Watchers InSess read more

Aug 10 Posted by aaronwest SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE (Not all browsers are friendly with this link, but most mobile devices will be.) Or listen here to it here: Direct Download Show Notes Podcasts we love: Criterion Cast Eclipse Viewer Wrong Reel Flixwise Filmspotting First Time Watchers InSess read more

Aug 7 Posted by aaronwest When did David Fincher become an auteur? Or is Fincher an auteur? He walks the tight-rope between thrilling, entertaining, telling a good story, and injecting a little bit of art into his canvas. He also has honed his craft to the point that you can expect solid filmmaking read more

Aug 7 Posted by aaronwest When did David Fincher become an auteur? Or is Fincher an auteur? He walks the tight-rope between thrilling, entertaining, telling a good story, and injecting a little bit of art into his canvas. He also has honed his craft to the point that you can expect solid filmmaking read more

Aug 7 Posted by aaronwest When did David Fincher become an auteur? Or is Fincher an auteur? He walks the tight-rope between thrilling, entertaining, telling a good story, and injecting a little bit of art into his canvas. He also has honed his craft to the point that you can expect solid filmmaking read more

Aug 6 Posted by aaronwest Again, I like a little bit of time between lists because over time films that were not buzzed about will get discovered, and some films settle better over time. I liked my top three initially, but I also liked other movies initially that have worn some. Ratatouille and Kno read more

Aug 6 Posted by aaronwest Again, I like a little bit of time between lists because over time films that were not buzzed about will get discovered, and some films settle better over time. I liked my top three initially, but I also liked other movies initially that have worn some. Ratatouille and Kno read more

Aug 6 Posted by aaronwest Again, I like a little bit of time between lists because over time films that were not buzzed about will get discovered, and some films settle better over time. I liked my top three initially, but I also liked other movies initially that have worn some. Ratatouille and Kno read more

Aug 4 Posted by aaronwest Welcome to Criterion Close-Up with Aaron West and Mark Hurne. It is hard to believe that the day has almost come, but we have decided to launch the podcast earlier than expected. We did a test run over the weekend on The Rose, which is actually going to be implemented into read more

Aug 4 Posted by aaronwest Welcome to Criterion Close-Up with Aaron West and Mark Hurne. It is hard to believe that the day has almost come, but we have decided to launch the podcast earlier than expected. We did a test run over the weekend on The Rose, which is actually going to be implemented into read more

Aug 4 Posted by aaronwest Welcome to Criterion Close-Up with Aaron West and Mark Hurne. It is hard to believe that the day has almost come, but we have decided to launch the podcast earlier than expected. We did a test run over the weekend on The Rose, which is actually going to be implemented into read more

Aug 1 Posted by aaronwest When I first heard about the release of The Fisher King, I wondered how many times I had seen it already. Even though it had been some time since my last viewing, there were too many to count. This just seemed to be the film that frequently came into my life, either on ca read more

Aug 1 Posted by aaronwest When I first heard about the release of The Fisher King, I wondered how many times I had seen it already. Even though it had been some time since my last viewing, there were too many to count. This just seemed to be the film that frequently came into my life, either on ca read more