Tag: Wes Anderson

  • Isle of Dogs

    Isle of Dogs

    “Whatever happened to man’s best friend?” a host of characters woefully opine in Part I of Isle of Dogs. Deprived of context, it’s a funny bit of dialogue, but within the confines of its script, no one would mistake it for comedy. And so it is with Wes Anderson’s latest oddball entry into the film…

  • The Shape of Water

    The Shape of Water

    You’d be forgiven for writing off Guillermo del Toro as just another genre director. Entries like Hellboy, Blade Runner II, Pacific Rim, and Crimson Peak fit neatly in that vein. But if you really want to uncover del Toro’s heart, look no further than 2006’s Pan’s Labyrinth. The film has been described as an “adult…

  • Wes Anderson and the Either/Or

    Wes Anderson and the Either/Or

    Blake wrote of the marriage of Heaven and Hell. If I have written of their Divorce, this is not because I think of myself as a fit antagonist for so great a genius, nor even because I feel at all sure that I know what he meant. But in some sense or other the attempt…

  • Oscars 2015 – Who Should Win?

    Oscars 2015 – Who Should Win?

    What a great year for movies.  Will the creative well ever run dry?  Somehow, great films continue to come out every year, and 2014 had even more than usual.  Now comes the time to honor them. I’ve always been a fan of the Oscars.  I’ve loved the ceremony since I was a kid.  This is…