I am a film school graduate, who desperately trying to be a film critic online and is an aspiring filmmaker, and a massive cinephile who has a great love for arthouse, independent, foreign, and nonfiction cinema. I am also the head editor of blog/site called The Alternative Chronicle, which is a project that includes a host of writers who are also fellow film grads and cinephiles who write on film mostly, but do occasionally touch on music, books, and TV. Check us out at http://alternativechronicle.wordpress.com And if you are interested in discussing film or giving feedback or just talking about anything feel free to send me a message on here.
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John Sayles
@AltChronicle Podcast: Listening (32'27") Matthew Groves @irishfilmjunkie talks with the master filmmaker, John Sayles. bit.ly/poe2FNFavorite Films
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- My Rankings of David Fincher's Canon
- My Rankings of Oliver Stone's Canon
- My Rankings of Alfred Hitchcock's Canon
- My Rankings of Brian De Palma's Canon
- Top Irish Films of All-Time Ranked
- Top Sports Films of All-Time Ranked
- My Rankings of Michael Mann's Canon
- My Rankings of Lars von Trier's Canon
- Top Romantic Drama Films of All-Time Ranked
- My Rankings of Gus Van Sant's Canon
Style
- Auteur-driven
- Inspired collaboration
- Melancholy
- Serene & subtle
- Fashionable alienation
- Rebellion!
- Canonical classics
- Of-the-moment
- Of-the-past
- High Art
- Other-worldly
- Neorealist
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Leina
3Jun11
Very good review of the Tree of Life! :) It's nice to know that i'm not the only one who has loved the movie!
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Matthew Groves
3Jun11
Thanks I appreciate the kind words, feel free to spread the review around. Also, if you're interested me and 3 other writers from the site talked about the film for an hour.
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Matthew Groves
3Jun11
Oh man I wish I could speak or read French, it makes me sad when there are such language barriers. I am most definitely in ignorant American when it comes to such things; a true product of our misplaced priorities in the US. I just had a friend who came back from a semester in France I want to visit Europe badly and would maybe even love to live and work somewhere on the continent.
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Matthew Groves
3Jun11
Also I am roughly translating your review now! Really wonderful do you just blog or do you write for some outlet?
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Leina
4Jun11
I'm not writing for an outlet yet, i'm only a begginer, and i have such a few culture in this domain ( movies ). Moreover, i think that i'll want to be a literary reviewer, OR a film critique, but i'm actually a teenager ( it explains my English expression which is very bad; i learn since a few time ) and it's not topical now! I disagree with you, you're not a true product of your society because you're able to take a step back in relation to it and because you take an interest in the other languages, which means that you're open-minded! In which state do you live? Are you a reviewer? ( your faultless expression may show that you are a reviewer :) )
Matthew Groves
25Aug10
The Alternative Chronicle - Feature: Kenny introduces war films for the first week of our new genre series: http://alternativechronicle.wordpress.com/2010/08/24/war/
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The Tree of Life
by Matthew Groves
When it comes to filmmakers who many consider true masters of cinematic art, there are some that seem to be on a higher plane with their work. They live, breathe, and experience… read review
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