If you’re looking for a ton of CGI graphics to show the depths of hell, Lo isn’t what you want. Cerebral, Lo’s minimalism held both good and awful potential. By keeping true to its minimal form, Lo’s mood remained dark, even during moments of levity, bringing out the best it had to offer. And for once, we have a movie that uses darkness for the completely right reasons. It was challenging to draw this review. My problem was that most of its iconic imagery is so heavily tied to its minimalist structure. I did as much as I could without giving away anything.
My posting this comic today instead of earlier this week is a result of forgetfulness. I forgot to get started drawing it earlier. Then I forgot to post it on the blog after posting it on the site.
I've been very bummed out this week. My favorite comic book store, Comic Book Ink, will soon be closing its doors. One of the reasons I enjoy the comic book store so much is that it's immediately adjacent to the closest movie theater. I tend to visit both of them a lot.
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Showing posts with label Love. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
The Comic Critic Reviews Lo
If you’re looking for a ton of CGI graphics to show the depths of hell, Lo isn’t what you want. Cerebral, Lo’s minimalism held both good and awful potential. By keeping true to its minimal form, Lo’s mood remained dark, even during moments of levity, bringing out the best it had to offer. And for once, we have a movie that uses darkness for the completely right reasons. It was challenging to draw this review. My problem was that most of its iconic imagery is so heavily tied to its minimalist structure. I did as much as I could without giving away anything.
My posting this comic today instead of earlier this week is a result of forgetfulness. I forgot to get started drawing it earlier. Then I forgot to post it on the blog after posting it on the site.
I've been very bummed out this week. My favorite comic book store, Comic Book Ink, will soon be closing its doors. One of the reasons I enjoy the comic book store so much is that it's immediately adjacent to the closest movie theater. I tend to visit both of them a lot.
Monday, October 17, 2011
The Comic Critic Reviews Bellflower
Bellflower was shown at the Ellensburg Film Festival, otherwise known as EFF7. Because I’ve been bragging about it endlessly, some of you might know that I drew the festival’s poster this year. The art from my poster was used on all promotional materials, from the ticket stubs to the website. I spent the weekend attending (and giving) presentations at the festival. If you follow The Comic Critic Facebook page, you know that I try to post movie trailers of new and old movies. Bellflower was one of the previews I posted a while back and I was very excited to see it at the festival. This review is one of the few I’ve been able to draw before the mainstream release because I saw it at the festival. I’m hoping that my enthusiasm for the festival has not bled over too much in my rating of Bellflower. I should also say that this film has a dog in it. If you are familiar with my rating system, you know that a dog in a movie automatically adds an additional point to the tally.
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