An absurdly satiric and nightmarish foray into Grand Guignol, it is remarkable that this is a big budget, Hollywood, superhero film as it really is a theatrical masquerade and mockery of those oft-cliched enterprises. Batman Returns is, far and away, the most bizarre and outrageous superhero film ever made. Steeped in grand German Expressionism, evoking Murnau's Nosferatu, Scott's Blade Runner and the bizarre art direction and action folly of films like Gilliam's Brazil and Kubrick's Clockwork Orange, this 1992 sequel…
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Nostalgia 1983
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
NOTE: The following is more an interpretive analysis than a standard review.
Andrei Tarkovsky cemented his semi-autobiographical personal odyssey with Nostalghia, perhaps the pinnacle of his cinematic art.
The visuals of Nostalghia are consumed by a mesmerizing oneiric state, languished in the aftermath of overwhelming tragedy, seemingly under the intense burden and guidance of solemn prayer. The environments are so evocative that they become metaphysical extensions of the main characters (and in particular, Andrei), enveloping their confounded, contemplative wanderings; their…
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Nostalgia 1983
In my opinion, Nostalghia is probably Tarkovsky's pinnacle, perhaps the most profound film of all time, and among the very greatest works in cinematic history.
If you're interested in a pretty extensive review/analysis of the film, I wrote one here: letterboxd.com/afterhours/film/nostalghia/
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