Archive - Movie Murmurs

On making my first short film

And the caveat of shooting on an iPhone

Jul 8 •

June 2025

The symbolism of 'Friendship'

A parable of modern solitude

Jun 3 •

May 2025

Five films for overcoming dialogue dependency

FilmStack Challenge #3

May 31 •

'Hurry Up Tomorrow' and our consumerist fate

After six years of silence on the front of filmmaker Trey Edward Shults, Hurry Up Tomorrow came like a thunderstorm but turned out to be a drizzle.

May 20 •

The cinematic function of the mirror

For now, two main functions of reflective surfaces in filmmaking

May 17 •

Acts of Rebellion: The unimportance of 'Trash Humpers'

Let me get this straight: Harmony Korine’s 2009 film Trash Humpers was not a very great movie.

May 15 •

'The Surfer:' A fun but flawed ode to ozploitation

Dissecting comfort into materialistic symbols

May 9 •

Sexual liberty in 'A Snake of June'

The erotic fusion of man and machine comes full-circle

May 6 •

'Gemini:' Twins separated by class

A look at class throughout Tsukamoto's filmography

May 3 •

April 2025

A step away from 'boutique'

Or five (+2) ways to improve a cinema experience

Apr 30 •

'Bullet Ballet' and anti-action

The Cold War echoed in Tsukamoto's filmic essay

Apr 28 •

Transcendence in 'Sinners'

Vampirism as a metaphor for individualism

Apr 22 •

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