The Inner Pain of Barton Fink
Barton Fink (John Turturro) uses inner pain like a builder uses cement or an electrician uses a screwdriver. It’s the tool of the writer’s trade, particularly in theatre where one … Continue reading
Videodrome and Its Nostalgic Unfeeling
The VHS tape as a nostalgic weapon against the intangible, unfeeling digital age is ironic considering what it represents in Videodrome. Its fleshy surface, literally breathing and pulsating in veins, … Continue reading
Unfriended
A warning film for the teenage YouTube generation. I’m grateful that social media didn’t exist when I was a teenager. At least when the bastards bullied me, it was to … Continue reading
The Avengers: Age of Ultron
A shining star in an ever-expanding universe. The Avengers was met with such euphoria because it felt like, in places, the Marvel Cinematic Universe would suffer a Spider-Man 3 style … Continue reading
Child 44
Subpar effort from the Ministry of Silly Accents. Child 44 takes a highly fictionalised account of the Andrei Chikatilo murders and turns it into a critique of Soviet Russia itself. … Continue reading
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
Brett Morgen’s documentary finally gives Kurt Cobain the film he deserves. The legacy of the last legendary rock star we’ll ever have (thanks, dying music industry) has been tarnished on … Continue reading
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Crazy, hallucinogenic, dimension-breaking normality. The Spongebob Squarepants phenomenon passed me by. The TV series debuted in the UK as I was growing out of child-orientated animation, and I never saw … Continue reading
John Wick
Nothing justifies murder quite like a dead dog. Where does revenge end and absolution begin? One can find solace in destroying those who wronged them, but then the tables turn … Continue reading
Furious 7
Deliberately gleeful stupidity. The evolution of The Fast and the Furious from a nu-metal laced street racing film to a billion-dollar action blockbuster series has been astounding. Even more profound: … Continue reading
Get Hard
Controversy creates cash. Without it, nobody would care about the new host of The Daily Show, Jeremy Clarkson would be working as a car mechanic somewhere in Doncaster, and The … Continue reading
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