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2012 Archive
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![This film flirts so closely with miserabilism that, after having seen the first two segments, I was prepared to out and out hate it. But then the movie seemed to […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dh_shot1-115x115.jpg "It’s Such A Beautiful Day")
It’s Such A Beautiful Day
Posted on October 5, 2015 | No CommentsThis film flirts so closely with miserabilism that, after having seen the first two segments, I was prepared to out and out hate it. But then the movie seemed to […] -
![Disasterpeace composed the soundtrack to this year’s breakout horror film, It Follows. His score honors the golden age of horror synth soundtracks by breathing fresh life into the sound (much […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/fez-115x115.jpg "Disasterpeace – Fez")
Disasterpeace – Fez
Posted on June 29, 2015 | No CommentsDisasterpeace composed the soundtrack to this year’s breakout horror film, It Follows. His score honors the golden age of horror synth soundtracks by breathing fresh life into the sound (much […] -
![Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit is three more hours (give or take) of Lord of the Rings filmmaking. Whatever that means to you, that is what you get. Beautiful landscapes, rousing […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/TheHobbitPoster-115x115.jpg "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey")
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Posted on December 30, 2012 | No CommentsPeter Jackson’s The Hobbit is three more hours (give or take) of Lord of the Rings filmmaking. Whatever that means to you, that is what you get. Beautiful landscapes, rousing […] -
![Not a hair is out of place. The pace drags, the key is low, and the fembot signifies doom – or, I guess, what it feels like to lude out […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bloom-115x115.jpg "Beach House – Bloom")
Beach House – Bloom
Posted on December 26, 2012 | No CommentsNot a hair is out of place. The pace drags, the key is low, and the fembot signifies doom – or, I guess, what it feels like to lude out […] -
![Pure cinema it is not, but this Lincoln is a sly one. As gripping as the back-room machinations of the 13th Amendment are (and they aren’t), Spielberg and Kushner have […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/lincoln-115x115.jpeg "Lincoln")
Lincoln
Posted on December 25, 2012 | No CommentsPure cinema it is not, but this Lincoln is a sly one. As gripping as the back-room machinations of the 13th Amendment are (and they aren’t), Spielberg and Kushner have […] -
![Forget, for a moment, that it broke a studio – Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate is a more responsible film than this one. Two L.A. operas, Magnolia and Boogie Nights, made […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/masterdurieuxarchive_thumb-115x115.jpg "The Master")
The Master
Posted on November 4, 2012 | No CommentsForget, for a moment, that it broke a studio – Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate is a more responsible film than this one. Two L.A. operas, Magnolia and Boogie Nights, made […] -
![Why superheroes, and why now? The obvious answer involves film technology – previous to the CGI era, it was just too difficult to make superheroes plausible. What can be done […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/darkknightrises_poster-115x115.jpeg "The Dark Knight Rises")
The Dark Knight Rises
Posted on October 12, 2012 | No CommentsWhy superheroes, and why now? The obvious answer involves film technology – previous to the CGI era, it was just too difficult to make superheroes plausible. What can be done […] -
![The Dark Knight Rises is, like Christopher Nolan’s other Batman films, a gutsy, imaginative crime drama that dines on dread. Ultimately, Nolan’s choices as a director leave viewers wanting more. […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/DKRneedleart-115x115.png "The Dark Knight Rises")
The Dark Knight Rises
Posted on September 13, 2012 | No CommentsThe Dark Knight Rises is, like Christopher Nolan’s other Batman films, a gutsy, imaginative crime drama that dines on dread. Ultimately, Nolan’s choices as a director leave viewers wanting more. […] -
![Prometheus = Alien + Blade Runner. The film asks three questions: Where do we come from? Where does the alien of Alien come from? Can the director, Ridley Scott, live […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/prometheusansin-115x115.jpg "Prometheus")
Prometheus
Posted on June 16, 2012 | No CommentsPrometheus = Alien + Blade Runner. The film asks three questions: Where do we come from? Where does the alien of Alien come from? Can the director, Ridley Scott, live […]