Steven ‘The Butcher’ Soderbergh Part 3 – Raiders of the Lost Ark

Steven ‘The Butcher’ Soderbergh Part 3 – Raiders of the Lost Ark

Welcome to the third part of a series on Steven ‘The Butcher’ Soderbergh, wherein I take a look at Steven Soderbergh‘s online video releases. Throughout these features I will not only look at the way in which these films do, or do not, work but also try to understand Soderbergh’s possible motivations. The following appears on Steven Soderbergh’s site.   Of course … Read more

Steven ‘The Butcher’ Soderbergh Part 2 – Heaven’s Gate

Steven ‘The Butcher’ Soderbergh Part 2 – Heaven’s Gate

Welcome to the second part of a series on Steven ‘The Butcher’ Soderbergh, wherein I take a look at Steven Soderbergh‘s online video releases. Throughout these features I will not only look at the way in which these films do, or do not, work but also try to understand Soderbergh’s possible motivations. In April of 2014, Steven Soderbergh posted a video … Read more

Steven ‘The Butcher’ Soderbergh Part 1 – Psychos

Welcome to the first part of a series on Steven ‘The Butcher’ Soderbergh, wherein I take a look at Steven Soderbergh‘s online video releases. Throughout these features I will not only look at the way in which these films do, or do not, work but also try to understand Soderbergh’s possible motivations. The first of Steven Soderbergh’s published experiments, … Read more

Insurgent digs itself deeper into Divergent’s hole

When Divergent was released just under a year ago I wrote about it at length. I found the film to show a lot of promise, despite some clear flaws, and I expressed my concern with the film’s political and social subtexts. The sequel, Insurgent, is now in cinemas. Sadly, it’s notable how little of the original promise has … Read more