Marissa HernandezFeb 14, 2018Be My Wicked Valentine: PHANTOM THREADMy mind has been like one of those old school oscillating fans, that constantly over works itself on a sweltering summer day. All the...
Marissa HernandezFeb 6, 2018The Shape of Love is THE SHAPE OF WATERAfter about a week of mulling over THE SHAPE OF WATER, directed by the notorious monster-loving Guillermo del Toro, I’ve come to the...
Marissa HernandezFeb 2, 2018So let's talk about RAWWhen I read about French, filmmaker Julia Ducournau's RAW last year, I intrinsically knew it be something I’d find fascinating to study....
Marissa HernandezJan 18, 2018The Queasy DreamI had a very intense dream last night, after watching I DON’T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE and it may have had somewhat of an...
Marissa HernandezJan 2, 2018You Have Nothing To Fear: THX-1138The brilliance behind George Lucas’ 1971 THX-1138 is how he creates a “subconsciously disorienting mood” which exposes us to old school...
Marissa HernandezJan 1, 2018Drips of Melancholy: UNDER THE ELECTRIC CLOUDSDystopian, Melancholy, Existentialism, Winner of the Silver Bear, Russia
Marissa HernandezNov 6, 2017Unique and Timeless: A GHOST STORYHave you ever been in an empty theater watching a movie completely alone? I got to experience this back in June when watching David...
Marissa HernandezJul 8, 2017THE BAD BATCHThere’s something intrinsically engrossing happening to my brain when watching Ana Lily Amirpour’s THE BAD BATCH. It has imagination, it...
Marissa HernandezJul 4, 2017"We blew it" EASY RIDERIf there’s one thing I love about America, it’s exploring the vast landscape through no other means than road tripping. I’ve driven...
Marissa HernandezJun 26, 2017A Stream of Ingenuity: THE INVITATIONKaryn Kusama’s THE INVITATION (2015) is eerily poetic connecting its seductively almost paralyzing ambiance, to what I imagine it feels...
Marissa HernandezJun 9, 2017"Love Me"- THE LOVE WITCHAnna Biller’s THE LOVE WITCH is magnetic for a multitude of reasons whether it resides in its themes of feminism, fantasy, witchcraft and...
Marissa HernandezJun 8, 2017Strange & Beautiful: SWISS ARMY MANOne cannot deny the hilarity in the opening sequence of SWISS ARMY MAN and those of you who have seen it know what I’m talking about that...
Marissa HernandezJun 6, 2017Hilarity and Wit: LOVE & ANARCHYI had my first Cinefamily experience last week. I had the pleasurable chance seeing my first Lina Wertmüller film, LOVE & ANARCHY and it...
Marissa HernandezMay 23, 2017My Love Letter to THE PIANOWhat’s so mesmerizing about Jane Campion’s THE PIANO (1993) is this feminist mindset captured by the lens tethered to vivid imagery and...
Marissa HernandezMar 27, 2017Prisoners of Pain & Pleasure: THE NIGHT PORTERWhere do I even begin with Liliana Cavani’s 1974 THE NIGHT PORTER as the core foundation of the film’s subject matter is about a...