This film will remain in my mind as being one that has the most beautiful shots I have ever seen. It is very aesthetically driven with an almost pastel colour scheme that creates an atmosphere of whimsy, while interestingly lending itself to creating an air of unease. While it moves slowly and is almost like a spectacle rather than a story, the beauty of the shots was so profound that I skipped back and watched scenes again several times.
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Long Weekend 1978
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This movie was just, in my opinion, atrocious. I have gained a respect for Australian horror films as being progressive and transcending that cheap scare necessity that Hollywood perpetuates; actually I think that horror reveals a lot about the human mind and what we collectively fear and avoid in life. This movie *tries* to do that in its own right, but actually just translates to being a piece of pro-life propaganda. Viewership is guided towards hating both protagonists, which serves…
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The Smell of Us 2014
Larry Clark's fixation with dissecting and analysing the nuances of teen culture is pervasive as ever. The camera work and opening sequence of this film is probably one of my favourites of any Larry Clark film, I really enjoyed the focus on motion and his cameo as the drunk on the floor. However Clark's effort to make an unpretentious film is futile here, because he simply transposed his analysis of the misfortunes of the culture surrounding white male skaters in…
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