Eddie is a chubby beardy bear of bloke living out in a big wood timbered farmhouse next to a lake with his young girlfriend Marie; far away from everyone and everything .”All i want is you” says she. “And i want you” says he. Cushty. Maria is up the duff. But somebody is going to [...]
Haying been impressed by Silent Light i thought i’d check out something else by Carlos Reygadas This was his first feature film. Seems to have divided responses on IDMB: ranging from a haunting meditation …beautifully crafted… to wannabe artsy film… and… absolute garbage. Initially I was noticing how the widescreen seemed to be overly stretching [...]
One of those “timeless classics” that is obligatory to see at least once just to say you’ve seen it. Scarce subtitles meant only basics of story were presented. Maybe that’s all that’s necessary. You don’t need nuanced dialogue. This is more on the level of a Poor Mans Parable. “Nothing. Only a bike” says cop. [...]
Brazilian fisher boy wants girl. Girl doesn’t want fish. He’s dumped a lump of stingray in her lap, “It stinks” she says. He’s gonna have to do better than that. Get a jeep. Or failing that provide her with a big TV so she can watch her favourite soap. The film was ok in a [...]
Its like the junior cast from Ma Vie Sexuelle wandered in to this film. They’re pretending to be a small clique of literature grad students cum wannabe writers. But one bright spark amongst them – Andre Mornay – keeps putting them off. Mornay loathes writers. Probably cus he can’t be one himself. But he’s clever, [...]
Is this a homicide detective or a bespectacled primary school teacher i see before me in that thick wool knit jumper? With his frumpy dumpy side kick. Who looks like she might have knitted the jumper for him. Turns out he – Erlendur – (Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson) is no pussy though. Hard as a bag [...]
Danny Dyer as a football hooligan. This is gonna be a right fackin pile of cheeky muppets. Actually Danny Dyer as anyfink is bound to be fackin dire. Bu bum. Jog on. Occasionally kickin fack out of someone. Crunch. On a weekend. Arfter the game. Or even before. Don’t you just love to fight. We [...]
Opening scene: like a badly lit YouTube vid with camera tracking around a dingy flat in the dark. A lot of dinge. Silences devoid of talking but staring from back of head off out into alienated nowheres. Perpetual gloom is hungover every scene. This is England of 1979. Looking as bleak and despondent as I [...]
“Contains scenes of abortion, incest, and cannibalism that some viewers might find upsetting” warns Film4. I don’t remember it being especially upsetting the first time i watched it. Odd yes, but not graphic enough to be gruesome. Mrs Li wants rejuvenation. She gets Chinese Auntie – or Doctor, or ex-Abortionist – Mei to cook her [...]
