Some thoughts on some films by VagoDamitio The Seventh Seal(1958) This was interesting. Essentially a medieval peasant western with a lot of very sharp philosophy and criticism all steeped in religious overtones and an almost overpowering existential neurosis. Essentially, the questions boil down to ‘What is it for and what happens when we go?’ and…
Category: Movie Reviews
Slaughterhouse Five (the film)- A Review
Slaughterhouse Five (the film)- A Review by Vago Damitio This wasn’t a terrible film. It seemed to stay fairly true to the book, however, they did a fairly bad job of making Billy Pilgrim age effectively. This was distracting. Pilgrim was perhaps a bad job of casting, though the actor’s expressions were sometimes fun, though…
The Third Man – a very short review by Vago Damitio
The Third Man A very short review by Vago Damitio I suppose this might have been the movie that personified a genre, but it didn’t work for me. I enjoyed it, but not enough to remember anything but annoyance. The message from the smirking Orson Wells, however, that killing people is what governments and business…
Manhattan – a review
Manhattan A Review By Vago Damitio Again, a movie I thought I knew something about but was completely off on. Manhattan is a sort of cynical and sort of sweet exploration of what love is in the adult world. Woody Allen is a sort of anti-hero who judges the world around him while committing indiscretions…
Good Night and Good Luck a Review by Vago Damitio
Good Night and Good Luck a review by Vago Damitio It’s funny how I have so many preconceived notions about films I haven’t seen. Now that I’ve seen it, I remember being excited about Good Night and Good Luck. It’s the story of television journalism without fear. The story of Edward R. Murrow and CBS…
Doomsday – A review
A film review by Vago Damitio If you have any respect for my taste in movies…you will probably lose it if you see Doomsday. I caught Neil Marshall’s latest film at the dollar theater which could go partway to explaining why I liked it so much. If I had paid $10…ah hell, you know what?…
Reassemblage – A Review of From the Firelight to the Screen
>Deconstructing the Mind’s Preconceptions by Vago Damitio What Do You SEE???? This is the question that is asked in the Trinh T. Minh-ha experimental documentary Reassemblage. On the surface level, the film is about the women of Senegal and the way they live. This is, however, simply one layer on a veritable onion of a…
Do the Riot Thing – A Review of Twilight Los Angeles
Do the Riot Thing- A Look at Race, Riots, Inequality, and Morality by Vago Damitio Just about anyone can tell you how it feels to be overcharged, ripped off, short changed, or screwed over. We’ve all dealt with it. The reason for this is because we are all humans that have been forced to interact…
Obasuteyama – Film Review
by Vago Damitio It’s never easy to become old. Whether one is looking for a job at Walmart to supplement social security in the USA or attempting to define one’s self within a new social context in another society, the process of aging is one that comes with a slew of changes, discomforts, and fears….
Waking Life – A Review
Waking Life – A Review by Vago Damitio I remember an incident that happened when I was about five years old. My father was lying on his back in a grassy park and I had been trying to bury him in handfuls of grass that I ripped off of the lawn. Suddenly, he opened his eyes…