“Not the knife, boy, I want to look presentable at the funeral.” “What then? What do I use if not the knife?” “You’re going to use your hands. You need to feel this in your flesh, in your bones. You must feel it when you take a life.” “I don’t want to take a life.” … Continue reading Emperor
Month: March 2017
Jim’s Art Experience
1:41 PM. The eyes had been blue but he knew they were really gray. They stared at him as he climbed the hill. Music had heralded a beginning. Colorful, ineloquent, they had appeared, and instantly, he had understood them. Their faces were like babies’ so babies could see them; their bodies were lumpy and ill … Continue reading Jim’s Art Experience
It’s War: Thoughts on Killing Nazis from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
When I first watched Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, I didn’t understand the full connotation behind the term “Nazi collaborator.” To be fair, I was eight. At that age, I wasn’t in the habit of looking too closely at the morality of the movies I watched. I understood that the bad guys lost because … Continue reading It’s War: Thoughts on Killing Nazis from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
To Go Where Film Noir Does Not: Les Bonnes Femmes
This is an old essay from a film class, that may only make sense if you've seen the 57-year-old movie. It also spoils the movie. It's a good essay though, I promise. Critics and audiences are occasionally divided over Claude Chabrol’s 1960 film Les Bonnes Femmes. The film is not the easiest to watch: it … Continue reading To Go Where Film Noir Does Not: Les Bonnes Femmes
No Character Is Safe 