In Kurosawa’s world, there is always a force far greater than the microscopic proportions of human life. In this anthology of dreams –from the innocent wonder of childhood to the apocalyptic visions of a world exploited by mankind –Kurosawa blends the personal and the universal, elevating what mere storytelling can do.
He captures movement of both people and nature in a way that beautifies the passing of time and the ordinariness of space, transforming every scene into a living, breathing…
Lanthimos makes the absurd appear hollow and flaky. The film is visually polished but is uneventful and empty in comparison to the disturbing and unhinged imagination of Lanthimos’s previous films – especially The Killing of a Sacred Deer and Dogtooth. A lazy attempt, in my opinion.
What is life, in contrast to never having one, when the living of it, in all its time-bound realms, is excused as fate? The word ‘generation’ marks a period in which a whole life is contained. A life’s share of the universe, catastrophes, upheavals, and profound sensibilities. But is a generation enough to epitomize a political and religious revolution? This film explores the depths of fulfilling such a prophecy.
Incendies builds an emotional, visceral, and cerebral world. The film manifests…
It’s difficult to view movies of such nature with open-minded curiosity. But somehow, the individuality and ruggedness of Michael Fassbender’s character, Brandon, make it axiomatic. Especially when held under the same breath and torch as his sister, Sissy’s (Carrey Mulligan) life.
In “Shame,” the story circles around the life of a sex addict who soon transgresses himself into apathy. Steve McQueen gives us access to a soul who we see extract himself, as the story progresses, from all his sensory…
