Byron

Byron

Favorite films

  • In Vanda's Room
  • I Walked with a Zombie
  • Johnny Guitar
  • Terrorizers

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  • No, or the Vain Glory of Command

    ★★★★★

  • The Monkey

  • Companion

  • By the Stream

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  • The Vanishing

    The Vanishing

    Nothing exists beyond obsession. Both Rex and Raymond are enslaved by it. A film less about love and loss than about integrity and dominance. Saskia’s disappearance is the catalyst, but Rex’s tunnel-visioned pursuit of the truth leads him to the final nail in the coffin.

  • A Quiet Place: Day One

    A Quiet Place: Day One

    Insipid filmmaking. Weak images and tame dramatic choices. A futile piece of machinery.

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  • The Banshees of Inisherin

    The Banshees of Inisherin

    I was sceptical about the appraisal McDonagh’s latest received, partly because of the shit show that was his last film and partly because ‘when he’s at his best’ I find his films vaguely amusing. The Banshees of Inisherin is vaguely amusing. Just like all his previous films, this one feels trapped behind its dense screenplay. Outside of Farrell and Gleeson, who are predictably good, there doesn’t seem to be a lot happening. Keoghan wanders around aimlessly as the joke turned metaphor and Condon, whilst very good, is ultimately just a pair of ears for Farrell to talk at. Occasional laughs do filter through this dull affair.

  • May December

    May December

    Method acting as parasitism. Repetition without dissection. Portman’s pursuit to understand her study is in vain. Mirrors reflect images, but discard their meaning. One of the funnier films released this year.