Farewell and Adieu: A Long Overdue Message

I’ve been putting this off for a while, mostly because I’m a slacker but partly because I’ve been trying to find the best way to say this. Rather than beat around the bush by talking about how A Constant Visual Feast is my baby– which it is– I’ll just say outright that production here is going … Continue reading »

Review: Lincoln, 2012, dir. Steven Spielberg

Walking out of Lincoln, you may be struck at the revelation that Honest Abe had a pretty consistent comedic streak running through him. Would you believe that Spielberg’s biopic on one of the US’s greatest leaders happens to be one of the best comedies of 2012? I’m being dishonest, naturally; Lincoln, mired in a bloody stage … Continue reading »

Review: Hitchcock, 2012, dir. Sacha Gervasi

Watching Hitchcock you may find yourself wondering, often, what Alfred Hitchcock himself would think of Sacha Gervasi’s efforts to celebrate his life and contributions to cinema. If Anthony Hopkins’ portrayal of the man tells us anything about him, his likeliest reaction might well be a cutting remark spoken while gazing down his nose at Gervasi’s film. Hitchcock commemorates the man’s … Continue reading »

Review: Silver Linings Playbook, 2012, dir. David O. Russell

Were I to describe Silver Linings Playbook in a single word, it would be “insistent”. We should consider the source, though; after all, David O. Russell is nothing if not blunt in his cinema and mercurial as a man. So when Silver Linings Playbook grips you by your lapels and stares you in the eyes … Continue reading »

Review: Rise of the Guardians, 2012, dir. Peter Ramsey

Thinking about Rise of the Guardians, Dreamworks’ latest offering, I can’t say for sure whether Pete Ramsey mixed a heart-warming, energetic childrens’ film with a story of secular subversion or vice versa. Most likely, it’s the former; there’s little doubting that Rise of the Guardians exists first and foremost to entertain and dazzle theaters full … Continue reading »

The LAMBCast: Bond!

A week ago last Sunday, I joined a handful of fellow LAMBs– Simon, Fogs, Justin, & Dylan–  to talk about the most recent Bond film, Skyfall (my review, of course, can be found here). You all know my thoughts on the film (I kinda liked it a little bit I guess), but here the five of … Continue reading »

Freshly Pressed: Welcome to A Constant Visual Feast!

Welcome to A Constant Visual Feast, new readers! If you’re here, I can only assume that you found me through the Freshly Pressed link I received from the wonderful editors of WordPress this very afternoon, so let me take a moment to thank you for stopping in and my review of Skyfall, for perusing my content, and for– … Continue reading »