Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) has to be my all-time favorite ‘Disney’ film without even being Disney in the first place. Produced by EON, the production company responsible for bringing us Ian Fleming’s Bond to the silver screen, this is a very loose adaptation of another of the British naval-intelligence officer’s creations. The story was... Continue Reading →
Killer Joe has to be the coolest, darkest, most twisted popcorn movie ever. It’s vulgar, violent and totally offensive. It belongs somewhere to something between the crime and black comedy genres. This film tells the story of Killer Joe; a contract-killer assigned to kill a woman by her own beloved son and dim-witted husband. So,... Continue Reading →
Truth be said, I can’t stomach happy endings much. If a film is sold on the premise that its portraying true stories or even fictional but real-life scenarios, it can’t force-feed me a Disneyesque ‘and they lived happily ever after.’ This is one of the main faults I find with a number of Hollywood dramas... Continue Reading →
The Tin Drum (Die Belchtrommel) (1979) can easily be considered a war film – although most of the battles occur between internally between Oskar (David Bennent) and the rest of humanity. While most of what happens in the film is allegorical, the imagery is sometimes too powerful to permit the viewer to read beyond the symbolism. The... Continue Reading →
Today I reflect on Antichrist (2009) and Lars von Trier's filmic relationships with women.
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