Film Archives - Jason Lange

Favorite Films of 2018

Jan 3, 2020 | Film

Roma Had the pleasure of seeing this in 65mm on the Egyptian Theater screen in Hollywood, and I loved every minute of it. Wide frames, long takes, real slices of life. Felt like an Italian neorealist movie made with all the modern tech. The mise-en-scene and enormity...

Peak Game of Thrones and the Avengers

Aug 16, 2019 | Film, Tech

Was recently invited onto one of my favorite podcasts, The Daily Evolver to talk about The Avengers, Game of Thrones, and the evolution of the entertainment industry. Check it out below! VIDEO AUDIO...

Favorite Films of 2017

Jun 25, 2018 | Film

The older I get the fewer films I’m able to see each year, and frankly the fewer memorable films there seem to be each year. Here’s what stood out to me in 2017. A Ghost Story Just about the most original movie I’ve seen in a long time. It’s a...

Favorite Films of 2015

Jul 29, 2016 | Film

While already halfway through 2016 I finally had some time to sit down and write up my list of films from last year! I missed a ton of films last year (Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Trumbo, The Danish Girl, Joy, Carol, The Hateful Eight, Son of Saul), some of which I may...

Emergence Moments, Social Cohesion, and STAR WARS

Dec 13, 2015 | Film, Tech, Transformation

Two random Star Wars inspired ideas linger with me as I sit here on a cool and cloudy Los Angeles winter afternoon. One, I notice I’m enjoying a particular sensation present in my experience. It’s one that I first really started to identify when Pearl Jam would...

Robots teach us about being human

Mar 12, 2015 | Film, Tech, Transformation

I saw Chappie last weekend, which despite a lot of the negative reviews I found a pretty solid “mainstream” movie. It was flawed, and absolutely fell prey to normal big budget rocket, robot, and explosion juvenile male beats, but still, a movie about consciousness!...

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