Hidden gems: Life of Pi and In Bruges

Under the public radar

Author

By Matt Dunford, president, Little Fish Comic Book Studio and chairman, San Diego Comic Fest

Publish Date

Jan. 17, 2018

Glad to be proven wrong on Life of PI.

People always dread when their favorite novel gets adapted into another medium. So you can imagine how I felt when I heard Ang Lee was going to direct Life of Pi. But I was never so glad to be proven wrong.

(USA/Taiwan/UK) 2012,
Fox 2000 Pictures
Available on YouTube and Amazon Video

Back in college, I had the chance to watch many hidden gems that slipped under the public’s radar. One film that stood out was In Bruges. A hitman goes into hiding in the city of Bruges after he botches an operation. His boss didn’t like the way things went so he sends a new hitman after the old one and chaos ensues. Dark, witty, with unexpected turns and shows an amazing sense of visual storytelling.