Films - Eli Irving https://eliirving.blog Films|Books|Music+Therapy Thu, 25 Jan 2024 21:45:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Saltburn: Greed and Lust in Northamptonshire https://eliirving.blog/2024/01/25/saltburn-greed-and-lust-in-northamptonshire/ https://eliirving.blog/2024/01/25/saltburn-greed-and-lust-in-northamptonshire/#respond Thu, 25 Jan 2024 21:45:50 +0000 https://eliirving.blog/?p=782 I'm perplexed by how to talk about the movie Saltburn, directed by Emerald Fennell, and I am still struggling with finding the appeal beyond the shock.

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]]> https://eliirving.blog/2024/01/25/saltburn-greed-and-lust-in-northamptonshire/feed/ 0 The Cabin In The Woods: The Ultimate Sacrifice https://eliirving.blog/2023/10/25/the-cabin-in-the-woods-the-ultimate-sacrifice/ https://eliirving.blog/2023/10/25/the-cabin-in-the-woods-the-ultimate-sacrifice/#respond Thu, 26 Oct 2023 03:17:01 +0000 https://eliirving.blog/?p=536 The Cabin in the Woods movie poster.

In his directorial debut, Drew Goddard brings us “The Cabin in the Woods,” a tale of five friends that discover many scary truths during a rural getaway.

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]]> https://eliirving.blog/2023/10/25/the-cabin-in-the-woods-the-ultimate-sacrifice/feed/ 0 Sound of Freedom: The Perils of Modern Slavery https://eliirving.blog/2023/07/11/sound-of-freedom-the-perils-of-modern-slavery/ https://eliirving.blog/2023/07/11/sound-of-freedom-the-perils-of-modern-slavery/#respond Tue, 11 Jul 2023 23:07:36 +0000 https://eliirving.blog/?p=309 In Sound of Freedom, Tim Ballard is a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent who targets people viewing and sharing Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM).

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]]> https://eliirving.blog/2023/07/11/sound-of-freedom-the-perils-of-modern-slavery/feed/ 0 Analysis: The Issue with Halle Bailey as Ariel https://eliirving.blog/2022/09/18/analysis-the-issue-with-halley-bailey-as-ariel/ https://eliirving.blog/2022/09/18/analysis-the-issue-with-halley-bailey-as-ariel/#respond Sun, 18 Sep 2022 13:20:00 +0000 https://mitigationaide.com/therapyinlitfilms/?p=188 When Disney cast Halle Bailey as Ariel it became another cultural earthquake. Decades of Ariel being a white mermaid couldn't be changed that easily.

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]]> https://eliirving.blog/2022/09/18/analysis-the-issue-with-halley-bailey-as-ariel/feed/ 0 Shame: A Poignant Look at Sex Addiction https://eliirving.blog/2022/03/07/shame-2011/ https://eliirving.blog/2022/03/07/shame-2011/#respond Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:18:00 +0000 https://mitigationaide.com/therapyinlitfilms/?p=185 Shame is an accurate and poignant portrayal of the life of a sex addict. Brandon, Michael Fassbender, is a single man struggling with sex and porn addiction.

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]]> https://eliirving.blog/2022/03/07/shame-2011/feed/ 0 Don’t Look Up (2021): Hiding Truth in Plain Sight https://eliirving.blog/2022/01/19/dont-look-up-2021-hiding-truth-in-plain-sight/ https://eliirving.blog/2022/01/19/dont-look-up-2021-hiding-truth-in-plain-sight/#respond Wed, 19 Jan 2022 13:56:00 +0000 https://mitigationaide.com/therapyinlitfilms/?p=183 Reviews were coming in hot and heavy about Don't Look Up. I look at the themes of unresolved issues and maladaptive coping skills in this review.

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]]> https://eliirving.blog/2022/01/19/dont-look-up-2021-hiding-truth-in-plain-sight/feed/ 0 Love, Sex & Eating the Bones (2003) https://eliirving.blog/2021/12/06/love-sex-eating-the-bones-2003/ https://eliirving.blog/2021/12/06/love-sex-eating-the-bones-2003/#respond Mon, 06 Dec 2021 19:00:00 +0000 https://mitigationaide.com/therapyinlitfilms/?p=16 I remember, vaguely, the first time I saw Love, Sex & Eating the Bones. I may have been twelve or fourteen years old at the time.

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]]> https://eliirving.blog/2021/12/06/love-sex-eating-the-bones-2003/feed/ 0 Grief, Trauma, Addiction, and Greed: Antlers (2021) a Review https://eliirving.blog/2021/11/23/grief-trauma-addiction-and-greed-antlers-2021-a-review/ https://eliirving.blog/2021/11/23/grief-trauma-addiction-and-greed-antlers-2021-a-review/#respond Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:53:00 +0000 https://mitigationaide.com/therapyinlitfilms/?p=8 I had been waiting impatiently for Antlers prior to COVID; the pandemic-induced delay really heightened my anticipation of it.

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