With commentary from Martin Scorsese and Paul Schrader

Being a film I’ve seen many times it was a good experience watching this again with the commentary. This time around I really noticed how much the camera moves. Scorsese might credit this to his many influences that he continually mentions, the likes of Powell-Pressburger and Godard come up frequently. I also noticed how much of an art film this actually is. That shot that moves in on the bubbling water and…

Mirror is unlike any film that I have seen before. It is a film of memories. Memories from a dying man. They take us to Russia prior to, during, and after world war II. There is no coherent storyline, only memories that jump back and forth out of chronological order. Rarely do we chronologically.

The opening scene acts as Tarkovsky’s opening statement. A therapist working with a man with a speech impediment. We see the shadow of the microphone…

From the opening shots we are orientated to the fact that this is a Wes Anderson film. A straight on shot of a newspaper factory pressing its latest edition. Followed by the title page of The French Dispatch: of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun. Followed by a shot of the Obituary section, displaying a drawing of Arthur Howitzer, Jr. (played by Bill Murray) with the title “Editor-in-Chief Dead at 75”. Followed by a shot of the facade of The French…

Paul Thomas Anderson films take multiple viewings for me to completely understand all of the nuances involved. This being my first viewing I am not quite prepared to dig into this one. Here are a few things I liked: Daniel Day-Lewis (obviously), on that note all of the actors are incredible - all of them, the use of food, Jonny Greenwood’s score, that grand shot of the New Years Eve party, the camera work in general, the great dark humor.…