STRANGE LOVE: Dog Day Afternoon
Have you ever had one of those days? One of those days where you just wanna hang out with your boys, rob a bank, pay for a loved one’s operation, maybe get out of the country for awhile….. and it all goes to hell? A more serious version of what was just described occurred on […]
STRANGE LOVE: Black Narcissus
So it’s 1947 and… something’s in the air. Written and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, Black Narcissus outwardly uses breathtaking sets and cinematography to hint at the inner conflicts of a host of characters. A company of Anglican nuns are attempting to set up a colonial school and hospital in what used to […]
STRANGE LOVE: Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Woman goes to Spain. Woman brings her friend to Spain. Women meet man. Man propositions women. Women fly off with man. And you can guess the rest… Or can you? One of the many good things about Woody Allen’s 2008 film Vicky Cristina Barcelona is its ability to take interesting turns that feel less like […]
STRANGE LOVE: The Talented Mr. Ripley
In 1999 we were transported back to 1959 to meet a very interesting, determined, and deranged young man named Tom Ripley… Matt Damon is Ripley—the protagonist and antagonist of both the Patricia Highsmith 1956 novel and this, the film adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley. And from the moment Damon appears on screen, there’s a just a hint […]
STRANGE LOVE: Malcolm & Marie
Two questions: Can a two-hour argument be interesting AND fully define the past, present, and future of a strange love?
That’s what we’re gonna dive into as we look at 2021’s Malcolm & Marie—a film that puts two actors in a celluloid ring, straps the gloves on, rings the bell, and let’s the toxic punches fly…
STRANGE LOVE: Call Me By Your Name
Call Me by Your Name is a 2017 film that was nominated for 4 Oscars, including Best Picture and a Best Actor nod to Timothée Chalamet, the film took home the Best Adapted Screenplay award. Chalamet stars as Elio—a sensitive, brilliant, but emotionally naive 17 year-old who spends an Italian summer learning about love and […]
STRANGE LOVE: The War of the Roses
Let’s talk about The War of the Roses, an 80s movie that shows just how far two people will go when what starts out as the perfect marriage ends up in the ugliest of divorces. This is a film that reunites Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, who star as Oliver Rose and Barbara Rose respectively, […]
STRANGE LOVE: Klute
In the 1971 neo-noir thriller Klute, director Alan J. Pakula and stars Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland explore the refuge offered by an unexpected love, along with the fears and demons that continuously tear at it. Fonda’s Bree Daniels is being stalked by a deranged killer, while Sutherland’s John Klute tries to protect her without falling […]
STRANGE LOVE: The Tragedy Of Macbeth
Snobs On Film is a monthly movie podcast, exploring one theme per season. This season: love in its strangest forms, across classic and contemporary film. On this episode of Snobs On Film Power, Prophecy and Paranoia – ‘The Tragedy Of Macbeth’ In Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, a tale of paranoia begins with a prophecy, […]
REDEMPTION: Black Rain
Join us for the season finale of Snobs On Film: Redemption by exploring classic 80s-style action with Ridley Scott’s underrated Michael Douglas thriller: Black Rain. When New York City cop Nick Conklin chases a Japanese mob figure to Tokyo, Conklin’s demons come along for the ride, quickly derail the investigation, and bury him beneath his […]