Category: Good Watch
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Pay for this streaming service. Pay for that streaming service. If you’re like me, you’re close to the breaking point on paying for streaming services. Thankfully, our neighbors to the north have come to the rescue. Canada’s National Film Board app allows you to stream many of the best/unique independent films in Canadian history, in…
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I’m not sure if Trippin’ Tuesday will become a regular feature here, but if it does, this is a great first entry. Jules Guérin’s A Shaman’s Tale has a refreshing, handmade aesthetic that blends textures and papers to create a visually arresting, hypnotic journey. As for the story, as Guérin puts it: A mystical journey…
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I don’t know how often you think about Garfield, the cantankerous animated cat, but one small town in France has been thinking about him every day for over 43 years. Silly Little Plastic Cat tells the story of a community in Northwest France that has dealt with the debris of thousands of Garfield phones washing ashore since…
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The look of film is unmatched. While there are plenty of filters, apps, and LUTs to make digital look more like film, it still isn’t quite the same as the real thing. But obviously, we’re well past peak film, as the affordability and convenience of digital image acquisition has taken over the market. Which got…
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It can be hard for those of us in the United States, particularly these days, to imagine robust government-funded programs supporting the most creative filmmakers in the country. For our friends to the north, though, the National Film Board does just that, and we have that support to thank for today’s short, “Madame Tutli-Putli.” “Madame…
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Autumn Durald Arkapaw, the Academy Award-winning cinematographer of Sinners, takes her craft very seriously. She studies lens design, formats, and cameras to bring just the right look to every project. Through her career, she has become comfortable shooting with a wide variety of formats, from 16mm all the way up to 65mm IMAX in Sinners.…
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Graphic designers are key to bringing life to the set of a film. While we might not always have the resources to hire a professional graphic designer, their contribution can make the worlds created on screen legendary. In this video from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (You know, the Academy), graphic designer…
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Movies often spend a lot of time world building: immersing us in the rules and characters of the universe of any particular film. That’s a good thing, and generally makes for a better moviegoing experience. But, it not always necessary, as proven by the short Tuck Me In. Ignacio Rodó‘s 2014 film is less than…
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Mark Duplass (and his brother Jay) first landed on the indie film scene when their 2005 film The Puffy Chair debuted at Sundance, and later screened at SXSW. I was at that SXSW, when it felt like we were on the cusp of an indie revolution. In addition to the Duplass Brothers, that year also…
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The world lost one of the most notable and unique directors of our time when David Lynch, 78, passed away in January 2025. There were many interviews with Lynch through the years about his feature films including Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, and The Elephant Man. Oh, and here at Scrappy Cinema, we recommend the odd…