Feral Film & Interactive

We usually expect so little from a sequel, that we set it aside until an evening comes when we just...

Sat, 26 May 2012 01:21:54 -0400

We usually expect so little from a sequel, that we set it aside until an evening comes when we just want filler.

savoring the unhurried edit, the additional wide shot of the supporting character walking away — a...

Mon, 14 May 2012 20:42:39 -0400

savoring the unhurried edit, the additional wide shot of the supporting character walking away — a double breath in which we can think.

"So to encourage people not to engage in piracy, they’re going to force everyone to watch yet another..."

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:37:38 -0400

“So to encourage people not to engage in piracy, they’re going to force everyone to watch yet another annoying, time-wasting, gratification-delaying warning screen that can only be avoided by engaging in piracy. They’re purposefully making the movie-playing experience worse for honest paying customers.”

- John Gruber

“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy“ (2011) doesn’t waste a dollar or a minute, a face or a...

Tue, 08 May 2012 16:01:04 -0400

“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy“ (2011) doesn’t waste a dollar or a minute, a face or a shot.

"A Prairie Home Companion", so what?

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:01:34 -0400

I can listen to this long running show for months and months, while doing weekend chores, and think only “Eh, there they go again”. Sometimes the music is great; usually it doesn’t suck. And the variety of skits and gimmicks are, after all this time, safely predictable, steadfast.

And every week I listen as Garrison Keillor continues the same story he’s been telling over 2 or 3 decades, in that same voice, with a narrative style like a spring lake’s sun-broken sheets of ice bumping against each other, as they melt into something else. It’s like half listening to an old friend who repeats himself, as the tea grows cool in my cup.

Then, every once in a while, the rutty rambling, sliding and shifting nudges me out of the micro and into the macro — onto the desolate prairie that no one settled, until there was no place else. Then for a minute, I slip beneath the deep water, immersed in something that was hidden. Every once in a while, like a hypnotist who made me forget he was even speaking or that I was listening, Garrison completely nails it.

Then I listen with both ears, and I remember what I’m listening for. On the prairie I’ve never been to, in the waters where we’ll all sink or swim.

- Mykl

2 parents lost their daughter, 2 boys lost their big sister. Everyone is ruined where it always...

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:35:23 -0400

2 parents lost their daughter,
2 boys lost their big sister.
Everyone is ruined
where it always rains:
Seattle.

“The Killing” (2011)

“The Killing” (2011) folds interesting supporting characters into the pilot episode...

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:01:06 -0400

“The Killing” (2011) folds interesting supporting characters into the pilot episode without explaining who they are, until later in the season. It does this well.

The “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968) LEGO sets that...

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:50:47 -0400

The “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968) LEGO sets that never existed.

We like the diorama of the Dawn of Man.

Caine’s Arcade is a solid little documentary with a heart...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:43:05 -0400

Caine’s Arcade is a solid little documentary with a heart of gold. It deserved to go viral.

Adding Ernie Kovacs to our Netflix queue.

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:59:51 -0400

Adding Ernie Kovacs to our Netflix queue.

"You get mud on your trouser or horse shit; you don’t rub it off. You let it dry; you let it..."

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:59:01 -0400

“You get mud on your trouser or horse shit; you don’t rub it off. You let it dry; you let it set awhile. Then you brush it off, nice and easy.”

- Boardwalk Empire
season 1, episode 5

Which Frankenstein movie would be the best double feature with “The Skin I Live In”?

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:00:05 -0400

Which Frankenstein movie would be the best double feature with “The Skin I Live In”?

“The Best Years of Our Lives” (1946) trailer recut...

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:00:06 -0400

“The Best Years of Our Lives” (1946) trailer recut as a suspense thriller.

“Downton Abbey” (2011) introduces a stew of characters in episode 1, then stirs the pot...

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:26:54 -0400

“Downton Abbey” (2011) introduces a stew of characters in episode 1, then stirs the pot in episode 2.

Captivated by season 1.

Filling out our exploration of Tom Tykwer’s filmography.

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:38:00 -0400

Filling out our exploration of Tom Tykwer’s filmography.

“The Secret of Kells” (2009) is a delightfully...

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:00:05 -0400

“The Secret of Kells” (2009) is a delightfully illuminated deviation from the 3D animation of recent years.

Don’t forget to reset your clocks. Time to...

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 03:00:06 -0400

Don’t forget to reset your clocks.

Time to RGB color-based clock from Norse By Norsewest

By the time the final credits roll, you may forget how quietly funny “Lost in...

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:23:21 -0500

By the time the final credits roll, you may forget how quietly funny “Lost in Translation” begins.

Until you watch it again.

And again.

“Somewhere”, eleven is the final age of innocence.

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:05:11 -0500

“Somewhere”, eleven is the final age of innocence.

Every frame of Lynne Ramsay’s “We Need to Talk About Kevin” (2011) is composed...

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:55:00 -0500

Every frame of Lynne Ramsay’s “We Need to Talk About Kevin” (2011) is composed with gorgeous foreboding.

Rich in understatement, we will watch this more than once.