FauxNixon

I had high expectations for this movie having seen director Darren Aronofsky’s previous films: Pi and Requiem for a Dream and enjoying both immensely. That said, The Fountain has a significant depth to its plot that is typical for Aronofsky’s work, but in this case it seems to almost over-power the plot. [...]

I considered writing a lengthy guide to Gary Oldman’s career in a similar way to the Great Directors series I’ve been writing, but it seemed to not capture the point–the versatility and talent of this actor. So I grabbed several of his more popular roles which you have probably seen, but may not have known [...]

When considering what to write in a review after having seen Memoirs of a Geisha it is difficult not to think that this movie is very much what Titanic could have been. The film is as beautiful as the characters are graceful and the story, while revolving around a very specific time [...]

Christian Bale stars in this thriller depicting a dystopia in a future that is at least farther away than World War III in which society has decided to try to live without emotion of any kind for fear of the consequences of negative emotions. People are tranquil, but sedated, taking medications at [...]

I have added links to the website of my book, Machiavelli Meets Mayor Quimby: Political Commentary in the First Season of The Simpsons, and to my personal site NathanThoms.com to this area. NathanThoms.com should be up and propogated through the DNS system by the time this post goes live. It’ll house all the dull, but possibly [...]

Posts for GreatDirectorsGreat Directors: David FincherGreat Directors: Jean-Pierre JeunetGreat Directors: Wes AndersonGreat Directors: Darren AronofskyGreat Directors: Steven Soderbergh The second entry in my Great Directors series profiles David Fincher, director of Se7en and Fight Club, among others.  David Fincher’s directorial style seems to always incorporate novel approaches to film-making. When a film’s plot requires a [...]

Posts for GreatDirectorsGreat Directors: David FincherGreat Directors: Jean-Pierre JeunetGreat Directors: Wes AndersonGreat Directors: Darren AronofskyGreat Directors: Steven Soderbergh This will be my first entry in a series of profiles of directors I believe have made a serious and consistent contribution of quality movies.  It is an annotated list of movies directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet which [...]