Tag: Best Films

Kristen Stewart delivers an all-time great portrayal of a monumental figure in Spencer

November 16, 2021

Pablo Larrain’s Spencer shows the intense internalized battle being waged against the crown, as Princess Diana’s (Kristen Stewart) agency is stolen away, putting every aspect of her life under a microscope. Isolating, alienating performance from Stewart and direction from Larrain, captures a fictional, yet a real portion of her life that attempts to hide from the public. In Stewart’s performance, we see that struggle inside her through physicality. … More Kristen Stewart delivers an all-time great portrayal of a monumental figure in Spencer

CERTIFIED WEIRD: Ingmar Bergman pushes the limits of provocation with his made-for-TV-movie The Rite (1969)

November 7, 2021

It all culminates in the presentation of the act – a mock-pagan staging, with the overdramatized, blasphemous masks and costumes, leads to mock-pornography that purposefully provokes. … More CERTIFIED WEIRD: Ingmar Bergman pushes the limits of provocation with his made-for-TV-movie The Rite (1969)

CERTIFIED WEIRD: Cannes Palme d’Or Winner Titane Marks the 2021 Highpoint of Weird Cinema

November 7, 2021

Titane is an acid-laced experience, hard to describe in exact words the sensation of it. Julia Ducournau’s body horror, Palme d’Or winning film takes the completely unhinged premise of a symbiotic relationship between woman and machine, slaps on a complex human drama, and lingers on the one question that holds your attention to the last moment. Outside of the batty story, the sheer energy of the filmmaking and performances give way to a strange type of horror that is unconventional. … More CERTIFIED WEIRD: Cannes Palme d’Or Winner Titane Marks the 2021 Highpoint of Weird Cinema

The Best Damn 501 Films Ever Made: Part Seven (199-150)

August 8, 2021

Part One – Part Two – Part Three – Part Four – Part Five – Part Six –Part Seven – Part Eight – 199. A Woman Under the Influence (1974) Dir: John Cassavetes (2) DP: Al Ruban (2), Mitch Breit (2) Editor: David Armstrong (1), Shila Viseltear (1) Writer: John Cassavetes (2) Starring: Gena Rowlands … More The Best Damn 501 Films Ever Made: Part Seven (199-150)

The 501 Best Damn Films Ever Made: Part Three (400-350)

March 15, 2021

Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 4 – Part 5 – Part 6– Part 7 – Part 8 Quick Note: We’re starting to get down to some of the best films ever made. Part three introduces the Coen’s, Wilder, Tarantino, Frankenheimer, Wes Anderson, Paul Thomas Anderson, Murnau, Kieslowski, Melville, Bong Joon-ho onto the list with innovative … More The 501 Best Damn Films Ever Made: Part Three (400-350)