ZacharyWigon
Review of Music WithinFeel-good biopic fails to reach beyond the level of facile sentimentalityThere’s something to be said for formulas. When formulas work, they work. This goes without saying in the realm of science. In the realm of art, the success or failure of a formula is given a bit more variability. One wants to follow the formula closely enough that its past ... read morePosted on 10/16/2007 by ZacharyWigon
Review of KlimtRaul Ruiz's excessively expressionistic film just winds up a jumbled messIt’s hardly original to point out that, in works of art, the division between form and content is a porous one. There are numerous films – many of them excellent – wherein the style and formal choices made exert a strong influence on how the narrative, characters and ideas in ... read morePosted on 10/16/2007 by ZacharyWigon |