Nina's Film Notes“Fish Tank” — A continuous state of poetic immersionFish Tank is a film so focused that, despite its unspoken ambiguity, remains undoubtably clear, concise, and advancing. We deep dive into…Mar 15, 2022Mar 15, 2022
Nina's Film Notes“Red Road”: A Stunning Debut Feature Crafted under Unexpected CircumstancesRed Road is Andrea Arnold’s first feature film and was created under unconventional circumstances. With three regarded, distinctive, and…Mar 29, 2021Mar 29, 2021
Nina's Film Notes“Wasp”: Humanizing NeglectThe film begins with Zoe, flustered and looking to spite, as she runs down the stairs with her four children in tow — her infant child…Nov 19, 2020Nov 19, 2020
Nina's Film Notes“Dog”: Waking Up to Your Own RealityAndrea Arnold is known for revealing the dark underbelly of society and specific, commonly stigmatized, groups of people in it — “Dog” is…Oct 27, 2020Oct 27, 2020
Nina's Film Notes“Milk”:With gritty, reckless realism, Andrea Arnold’s first short film “Milk” paints a portrait of a woman’s physical and emotional response to…Oct 22, 2020Oct 22, 2020
Nina's Film Notes“Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles”: A Plea for Women Everywhere to Live their…This is perhaps one of the most iconic works in feminist cinema and, therefore, has been a super intimidating subject to write about… what…Oct 15, 2020Oct 15, 2020
Nina's Film Notes“Vivre Sa Vie”: A Film about Loosing yourself in the Gig EconomyThere are fair amount of films about prostitutes, and for a profession kept so quiet in public society, this reality is surprising. Within…Oct 15, 2020Oct 15, 2020
Nina's Film Notes“Le Bonheur”: The Happiest Infidelity Story of All TimeWholesome, idyllic, and sweetly tragic were the first few descriptors that came to mind after watching, and digesting, Agnes Varda’s third…Oct 13, 20201Oct 13, 20201
Nina's Film Notes“Le Mepris” and Falling Out of Love“Le Mepris”, otherwise known as “Contempt”, is Godard’s seventh solo feature film, shot in Rome and Capri, Italy in technicolor. Like most…Oct 13, 2020Oct 13, 2020
