Film Thoughts

Welcome to the film-related musings, complaints, and comments of Zack Clopton, an amateur film-critic, scholar, and screenwriter. Featured here are Director's Report Cards, essays, and other reviews. Enjoy!

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Recent Watches: Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

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Do you think Kathryn Bigelow intentionally reinvented herself as a “serious” Oscar-caliber filmmaker? Before “The Hurt Locker” made her th...

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Recent Watches: Life of Pi (2012)

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“ Life of Pi ” seems to be getting at some big themes. The story asks multiple times if animals have souls or if, what we perceive as soul...

Bangers n' Mash 11: Urban Legends

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This episode is a few days late but here it is anyway. Happy Superbowl. In this episode, Mr. Mash and I take a break from talking about h...

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Recent Watches: Argo (2012)

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I have no prior experience with Ben Affleck the Filmmaker. When I think of the guy, I think of the star of esteemed classics like "Gi...

Monday, January 21, 2013

Director Report Card: David O. Russell (2012)

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7. Silver Linings Playbook While watching “Silver Linings Playbook,” a very obvious fact occurred to me for the first time. The majority...

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Bangers n' Mash: The 2012 Phantom Awards

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What with it being Oscar season and all that, Mr. Mash and I decided to get in on the action with our own award show, one catering towards g...

Friday, January 11, 2013

Oscar 2013: Nominations and Predictions

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At this point, I don’t feel the need to defend my love of the Academy Awards, since I’ve used the opening paragraphs in the last three y...

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