I found myself in tears tonight
I found myself in tears
For here is captured tragedy that echoes through the years
Man's untethered cruelty and viciousness hath brought
A film - a song, nay testament! I knew not I had sought
Solomon Northup, free from woes, is tricked into a plot
Scheming cowards chain him up, leaving him to rot
Enslaved and cut from family ties this horrid tale begins
But in the darkest deepest pits, his freedom song still…
Fire Is The Warmest Colour
In late 18th century France, Marianne is a young painter sent to an island commissioned to paint a portrait of a Lady aristocrat, Héloïse. She is unaware of it however, and Marianne has to observe her carefully.
It warms my artist heart to see any film about drawing or painting, and this is no exception. I was initially hesitant as to how quiet and unassuming the film was, but let it be known now that…
The most believable commentator on a domestic abuse trial: some dude streaming in a Deadpool mask. What a circus, and I don't even mean the trial itself.
In short this was not entirely awful, albeit painfully generic, a bit awkward and not aided by some shoddy CGI. And any way you twist or turn it this is just PlayStation Game Commercial: The Movie.
"There is nothing to fear except God, whatever that means to you."
"For me, God is a disease."
"That's why through a disease we can reach God."
(Someone actually wrote those lines, and these actors had to say them with a straight face)
I watched Possession because several people on my friends list seem to agree that it's the greatest thing since the invention of pizza, and that it's far superior to The Final Conflict, which came out the same…
