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Mickey 17 2025
“Mickey 17” takes the cramped capitalist critique from Bong Joon-ho’s earlier “Snowpiercer” and adds something grandiose and wonderful. But in doing so, it attains a cheapness: a morality tale more befitting David Cameron than the director of “Parasite”. The film argues that capitalism makes people disposable. Sure. It’s not subtle, but it’s effective. Robert Pattinson continues his plan to outdo every actor of his generation by playing two versions of the same character who, even by their 18th go-around, exude…
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Nosferatu 2024
Robert Eggers is that rare filmmaker whose complete dedication to his craft creates a recognisable vibe which nevertheless remains utterly unique for each project. Nosferatu is a worthy heir of its silent-era predecessor. In the long, dialogue-less shots of decaying castles, sweeping Central European vistas, and Germanic-Victorian urban excess, you’d be forgiven for forgetting that this was made in the 2020s, not the 1920s. Nosferatu is a nightmare, and its narrative works the same way. Orlok is as much sexual…
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Conclave 2024
I love the trappings of religion almost as much as I detest its practices. I love how any sci-fi depiction of futuristic monotheistic religions simply copy-pasts Catholic traditions because its weird mysteries and rituals make it seem otherworldly. Stated plainly: Papal bullshittery is a guilty pleasure of mine. So imagine my disappointment when, rather than a ‘Gaspar Noé surreal psychological horror film’ (as the posters and trailer seemed to suggest), Conclave turned out to just be so frustratingly… adequate. It’s…
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Society of the Snow 2023
In 1954, William Golding published ‘The Lord of the Flies’. In the novel, a small group of British boys crash on an abandoned island in the Pacific. Their attempts at organising themselves quickly dissolve into savagery, and by the time they are rescued, at least two boys have been killed. You get the idea that Mr. Golding didn’t have much faith in humanity; that he believed that each human hides an inner darkness behind the thin veneer of civilisation. In…
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