Posted by in Arthurian Mythology, Film Reviews, Undergraduate Posts I’ll be honest, for a good third of this movie, I had no idea what was happening. Even going to Wikipedia didn’t help much (which surprised me since Wikipedia usually’s a safe bet with these older movies). And even though the arcane plot finally clicked with me about 30-something minutes into the film, this is…Read more »
Posted by in Film Reviews, Modern Culture, Undergraduate Posts As a palate cleanser from the low-budget drivial I force myself to consume, I decided to watch The Stronghold, a 2017 film by director Yuri Kovalev. Did it perform its necessary role and remove the sludge from my mouth? Yes, for the most part; aside from the Racism (?), more on that later. First things…Read more »
Posted by in Arthurian Mythology, Film Reviews, Undergraduate Posts Any time that I watch a low-budget Arthurian film, something almost always happens—I either eagerly devour the movie due to how terrible it is, or I find myself knocking myself out because I am so bored. Thankfully, director Rubiano Cruz’s late-nineties spin on the legend was easy to watch. It was, dare I say, all…Read more »
