Cinema Marshall

Robert Breson is one of the most respected directors in my “small book of things I respect.” (I should write that!) The biggest problem in writing a review of a Breson film is that you are competing with every other person who has written a review.  Most of these people have advanced degrees and speak [...]

So due to some missunderstanding of my message caused by my terrible writing I would like to present this again.  This version is much the same but more clear in its intent and purpose.  Thanks! So when you say porn most people think of sexually explicit romps viewed by college kids and creeps.  and I [...]

The Dark Knight is a profound film in that it attempts to tackle 2 icons of American pop culture in one film.  because of this I am willing to give Nolan the lenience that he deserves, although he out performed my personal expectations.  DK is a complex film that asks much of the viewer, and [...]

I am Nate Marshall.  I was raised all over the country and have settled for the time being in the Bay Area.  I have found that one thing that has always impressed me since my childhood was the incredible power of the visual medium.  From design in toys to films to typography and what the [...]