From the Irish based Cartoon Saloon came this wonder of dreams and innocence, their 2nd piece of pure magic, in 2014. Following the equally loved The Secret of Kells (2009) and preceding the increasingly impressive Wolfwalkers (2020) and The Breadwinner (2018). Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey's superlative animation studio offers a welcome alternative to Pixar, … Continue reading Song of the Sea
Month: Jul 2023
Lust, Caution
This sumptuous film is often considered an inferior version in the same vein as the perhaps obviously superior In the Mood for Love, also starring Tony Leung - the Chinese Humprey Bogart in a different age and a different continental aesthetic, where the hero never smiles. The main difference I have always felt is the … Continue reading Lust, Caution