Tag: art

• Yojimbo (用心棒) Review

  

  Have a laugh and ponder Yojimbo. It would make a great introduction to foreign films to your friends or family members. Laugh at the schemes of the Bodyguard, then wonder as you see the results of his schemes. Was it worth it?

  gotoguru

  September 24, 2024

  Archive, Film

  Akira Kurosawa, art, Cinema, Classic Japanese Cinema, Fim, Foreign Film, Japan, Japanese Film, Mifune, Samurai, Samurai Film, Yojimbo

• Dune Movie Review

  

  Overall, this was a huge disappointment for me. It was beautiful. But it was surprisingly empty spectacle, especially for a director who is capable of more.

  gotoguru

  December 10, 2023

  Archive, Film

  art, books, Cinema, Cinema Review, Denis Villeneuve, Dune, Dune Film, Dune movie, Dune Part 1, Dune Part 2, Dune Review, Film, Film Review, Frank Herbert, Movie Review, movies, photography, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Timothée Chalamet, writing

• Escapism and Storytelling

  

  I don’t pretend to have all the answers. Little ‘ol me, writing a blog post on escapism, won’t answer everyone’s questions. I’m sure people will disagree with me. But, fundamentally, I think there is value to escaping, whether it’s “useful” or not.

  gotoguru

  April 2, 2023

  Archive, Musings

  art, Escaping, escapism, media, philosophy, story, storytelling