PEOPLE ARE GONNA WATCH THIS.
by Liz Shannon Miller
Nothing kills me in a horror film like the details. Endless CGI wastelands are not nearly so heartbreaking as a half-burned photograph of a family vacation, or a beheaded teddy bear waiting for the return of the child who loved it….
This essay is a great look at the film Cloverfield and why the handheld-camera technique is more meaningful than it may at first seem.
A Bright Wall in a Dark Room posts essays similar to this one on a frequent basis, all of which examine different aspects of various films.
