We’ve finally gotten to the “Hooper” of Hooptober – and Eggshells is a doozy of a debut for the director, a dark and experimental abstraction of the concept of community and utopia in a world intent on pushing back on anything that doesn’t fall in line with the regimented, totalitarian views of those in power (who are determined to stay in power). Is it the easiest film to watch? Hell, no…Hooper is like a kid in a candy shop, trying all sorts of techniques to convey his preoccupations – many of which permeate even his silliest films – and in the process creates something that lights the way to his most important works.

Cinema Dual (TEST SITE)

Examining a life through the media we consume. In other words, I’m reviewing all of my physical music media in alphabetical order, one day at at a time. Except when I don’t, as has been the case for the past few years. Still, we march onwards…Coffee essential, but not mandatory

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Hooptober 12.0 – Eggshells (1969)