Another thanks for all the hard work that has gone into this website. You have every right to resign your duties, although I admit I'm very pleased one of you is staying :-)
Comparisons with Tarkovsky are not merited. Tarkovsky made beautiful, peaceful, deeply profound films. This - despite being technically impressive - is the complete opposite of that.
Very interesting companion piece to The Act of Killing, this time showing things from "the side" of the victims. It's a more traditional documentary than its predecessor, which unfortunately makes it slightly less memorable, and since we're hearing much of the same shocking material again it doesn't have quite the same impact. I say that, but it's still extremely powerful and memorable. It just had a hell of an Act (pun intended) to follow. All told, another excellent film that will make you despair at what humanity is capable of (thankfully, countered by the tenderness between Adi and his elderly parents - who are the stars of the film by the way).
Really cheesy and dumb - more so than I expected - but it helps that it doesn't take itself seriously (although it is tonally all over the place in that regard). Fairly entertaining, but definitely ridiculous.
Roy Andersson's films occupy a world of their own, but offer an incredible insight into the human condition. Mundanity and absurdity combine to create something very profound. I find myself laughing, squirming, and wanting to cry all at the same time...What a trilogy.
A fantastically stylish film. I had a couple of issues with it, but only minor ones and ultimately it's a must-see for cinephiles. Peter Strickland is a director to be very excited about.
This feels just like a Michael Moore film. Fun, engaging, pacy, investigative, thought-provoking, and uses its subject matter to more widely explore the problems in American culture. Great stuff!
The star of this film is the photography. It's just a shame the actual stars feel miscast and the story is pretty underdeveloped...I still liked it for the mood and imagery, but it could've been better.
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Movie comment on Guldkysten
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Fans of Malick's The New World: SEE THIS. A really beautiful, poetic film with a fascinating setting. Loved it.Blog comment on The Departed
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Another thanks for all the hard work that has gone into this website. You have every right to resign your duties, although I admit I'm very pleased one of you is staying :-)Movie comment on James White
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A very powerful, almost uncomfortably intimate drama with two superb lead performances. Really, really good.Movie comment on Pursued
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I thought this was really messy, and Mitchum seems to be sleeping through the role (while Teresa Wright is just annoying). Thumbs down, sorry.Movie comment on Show People
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Oh man, what a delight this film is! For anyone with an interest in classic Hollywood it is pure gold. Love the Chaplin cameo!Movie comment on Trudno byt bogom
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Comparisons with Tarkovsky are not merited. Tarkovsky made beautiful, peaceful, deeply profound films. This - despite being technically impressive - is the complete opposite of that.Movie comment on On Dangerous Ground
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Starts brilliantly, but goes downhill and feels a bit silly once Ida Lupino appears...the snowy setting is great though.Movie comment on Miracolo a Milano
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Charming - that's the word for this film!Movie comment on The Look of Silence
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Very interesting companion piece to The Act of Killing, this time showing things from "the side" of the victims. It's a more traditional documentary than its predecessor, which unfortunately makes it slightly less memorable, and since we're hearing much of the same shocking material again it doesn't have quite the same impact. I say that, but it's still extremely powerful and memorable. It just had a hell of an Act (pun intended) to follow. All told, another excellent film that will make you despair at what humanity is capable of (thankfully, countered by the tenderness between Adi and his elderly parents - who are the stars of the film by the way).Movie comment on Motion Painting No. 1
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It literally is a moving painting, heh.Movie comment on Jurassic World
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Really cheesy and dumb - more so than I expected - but it helps that it doesn't take itself seriously (although it is tonally all over the place in that regard). Fairly entertaining, but definitely ridiculous.Movie comment on Soy Cuba
flaiky
Well this is a masterpiece.Movie comment on En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron
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Roy Andersson's films occupy a world of their own, but offer an incredible insight into the human condition. Mundanity and absurdity combine to create something very profound. I find myself laughing, squirming, and wanting to cry all at the same time...What a trilogy.Movie comment on The Duke of Burgundy
flaiky
A fantastically stylish film. I had a couple of issues with it, but only minor ones and ultimately it's a must-see for cinephiles. Peter Strickland is a director to be very excited about.Movie comment on Bigger Stronger Faster*
flaiky
This feels just like a Michael Moore film. Fun, engaging, pacy, investigative, thought-provoking, and uses its subject matter to more widely explore the problems in American culture. Great stuff!Movie comment on Two-Lane Blacktop
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Not much of anything going on here. I'm sure that's the point, but...meh.Movie comment on Fifty Shades of Grey
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Talk about a load of wank...Movie comment on Cría cuervos
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Masterful film. Deeply moving and just unforgettable, one of the best I've seen.Movie comment on Despair
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Dirk Bogarde at his wonderful best...and an excellent film overall, definitely deserves to be on some lists.Movie comment on The Duellists
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The star of this film is the photography. It's just a shame the actual stars feel miscast and the story is pretty underdeveloped...I still liked it for the mood and imagery, but it could've been better.Movie comment on Berlin Alexanderplatz
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That epilogue! Mind=blown. Oh Fassbinder you crazy, beautiful genius...Movie comment on La belle captive
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Only for people who can tolerate heavy surrealism, but if you can - this is a real treat.Movie comment on Body Double
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So much ridiculousness.Movie comment on Leviathan
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Uhhh...?Movie comment on Breezy
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I'm really meant to buy the relationship between those two? It isn't remotely believable.Showing items 51 – 75 of 131