Author: under5minutefilmfestival

When I first saw Mulholland Drive at a second-run theater in downtown Portland, Maine, I hated it. I was angry that it existed. How could anyone finance this thing? I was right out of film school and as a result I had been blinded by the false idea that films had to flow at a […]… Continue reading Mulholland Drive (2001) Eric Norcross — A World of Film

I recently completed a dissertation focused on sound in cinema via the films of Fritz Lang. The first chapter is a literature review which attempts to establish a historical and theoretical foundation of the topic, my work on Lang’s cinema then picks up after this. Take a look at my essay thesis below, and, if… Continue reading Broken Silence: The Acoustic Language of Sound in Cinema — A World of Film

I normally don’t place mainstream franchised films on my top 10; there’s something about them typically that feels oddly staged, overworked, and coldly calculated. via Top 10 of 2017: #10 – Star Wars: The Last Jedi — A World of Film

I personally don’t have a huge history of re-watching the films of Wright, but it’s impossible to say his films are never engaging. via Top 10 of 2017: #9 – Baby Driver — A World of Film

Good Time is a dark, grimy, and aggressive film filled with horrible people out for one thing and one thing only … themselves. The film has little heart, zero hope, and next to no sense of consequence or redemption for anyone. Yet, I have to say that I was fascinated at every minute of its… Continue reading Top 10 of 2017: #8 – Good Time — A World of Film

The Shape of Water is a film I’ve struggled with a little since first viewing. I normally judge a film by how much it made me smile, not necessarily through finding it funny, but through how much the art reminded me of why I watch films, why I love cinema. During The Shape of Water, […]… Continue reading Top 10 of 2017: #7 – The Shape of Water — A World of Film

“However, above all, it’s a film about relationships with family members, friends, and loved ones, their power to provide warmth and comfort, but also their ability to be absolutely infuriating” via Top 10 of 2017: #6 – Lady Bird — A World of Film

I often question why I vastly enjoy or keep returning to certain works of art. Why are the paintings of Edward Hopper so appealing to my visual and emotional sensibilities? Why do I love the music of The Beach Boys so much so that I often spend entire weeks on end listening to nothing but […]… Continue reading The Polite Rebels… Daisies (1966) — A World of Film

An analysis of Charlie Chaplin’s beautiful first feature film, The Kid (1921). Narrated and written by Darrell Tuffs. via Video – Chaplin’s Silent Films – Part 1: The Kid (1921) — A World of Film