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Blindspot 2016: The Witches (1967)
I usually save the weirdest films for earlier on in my Blindspot series posts, and this film is no exception. The Witches (1967), also known in its native Italian as Le Streghe, is presented by Dino de Laurentiis. It is a film composed of five short films within, each by a different director. The films-within-films are […]
Thoughts On… Knight of Cups (2015)
Director Terrence Malick really is a master of experimental cinema – both in terms of experimental content and visual direction. His newest endeavour, Knight of Cups (2015), follows in the same vein as his previous films The Tree of Life (2011) and To The Wonder (2012). But does it live up to Malick’s reputation as […]
The Remembering Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon: Clash By Night (1952)
A drama with film noir elements set in the fishing village of Monterey, California, Clash By Night (1952) is one of Austrian-German director Fritz Lang’s later films; Lang mainly being known for his earlier films such as Metropolis (1927) and M (1931). Clash By Night tells the story of Mae Doyle (Barbara Stanwyck), who has […]
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015): “My world is fire and blood.”
The fourth in the Mad Max franchise, which began with the classic Mad Max in 1979, Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) is directed by the one and only George Miller and is an immediately iconic action film. Its synopsis is as follows: An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark […]
Blindspot 2015: The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The final film in my 2015 Blindspot series! I have been wanting to watch The Night of the Hunter (1955, dir. Charles Laughton) for a very long time indeed. Did it meet my expectations? Read on! Its synopsis is as follows: A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell […]
Together (2000): Quick-shot review!
Directed by Lukas Moodysson, Together (2000), also known in its native Sweden as Tillsammans, is at once a comedy and a critique on the leftist politics of the 70s in Sweden. It tells the story of Elisabeth (Lisa Lindgren), who after a domestic violence incident with her partner Rolf (Michael Nyqvist, of Dragon Tattoo fame), […]
Genre Grandeur: Joyeux Noel (2005)
Originally posted on FILM GRIMOIRE:
The theme for MovieRob‘s Genre Grandeur series of December 2014 was holiday films, which is a perfect choice for one of the most holiday-dense months of the year. So many excellent reviews were featured during December’s Genre Grandeur. I chose to write about Joyeux Noel (2005, dir. Christian Carion), a…
Lost In Translation (2003): “For relaxing times, make it Suntory time.”
Director Sophia Coppola’s second feature film, Lost In Translation (2003) is a story of loneliness, feeling lost, and finding oneself within the context of a foreign ‘other’; whether that is the foreign landscape of Tokyo, or an unknown and unpredictable future. Whilst in Tokyo, jaded movie star, Bob Harris (Bill Murray) is recording an advertisement […]
“Is it worth paying for a ticket?”: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
This review will be spoiler-free, because it ultimately boils down to one sentence: This film is really, really good. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, dir. J. J. Abrams), henceforth referred to as The Force Awakens, is the first feature-length outing we’ve seen from the Star Wars franchise since the 2005 finale of the prequel trilogy, Revenge […]
Thoughts on… Michael Jackson: Moonwalker (1988)
A collection of short films about iconic singer Michael Jackson (believe it or not), Michael Jackson: Moonwalker (1988) is one of the weirder films I’ve had the fortune to watch. Filled to the brim with strange imagery and stories that are loosely interlinked, Moonwalker is like a volcanic explosion of nostalgia that is incredibly difficult […]
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