“‘The Village’ is indeed a fantastic movie, and one that deserves more credit. That is the twist that actually matters.”
“Yes, the alien scenes in ‘Signs’ remain startling and scary 17 years later, but it’s the film’s depiction of what happens to people who lose faith that truly resonates and terrifies.”
“Audiard finds the real drama of the film in how the seemingly boundless promise of the land collides with the very real limitations of the human imagination and body.”
Sam Ankenbauer Interviews Cinematographer Tom Townend
“Ramsay and Phoenix eloquently communicate the trappings of depression, and how it grips the sufferer.”
“The processing conversation is perhaps the most telling sequence of all, as Quell submits to The Master — the Master Projection — and acknowledges his own self-deception.”
“If Phoenix serves as the Michael Jordan of Inherent Vice, then Paul Thomas Anderson is Phil Jackson. Together, they run the show like nobody else can.”
Q.V. Hough’s Top 10 Films of 2014
Q.V. Hough Lists His Favorites for the January 11 Show
