The Legacy That Lars Built
Jack and Lars are one and the same, both are ambitious neurotics who are searching for perfection and this story is a retrospective of their chosen careers. It's easy to take 'The House That Jack Built' at face value and shrug it off as a self indulgent, narcissistic, masturbatory work from Von Trier... and to a certain extent it is that but it's not without meaning.
'The Depression Trilogy' was Von Trier at his most…
Human Nature and Living With Depression
There are two very important films in Lars Von Trier's filmography, the first being 'Breaking the Waves' which saw Von Trier utilize the handheld camera which would go on to be a defining factor of his work. 'Breaking the Waves' also saw Von Trier shift from fantastical, surrealist works (The Europe Trilogy) to films that were much more grounded and realistic (The Golden Heart Trilogy).
'Breaking the Waves' and the films that proceeded it…
It's a Muppet Life
I watched this once as a kid and the two things I remembered about the film turned out to be completely wrong. I thought Rick Moranis played the angel accountant but it's actually played by a nerdy David Arquette, an understandable mistake. I remembered Pepe having his head slammed inside of a photocopier, he was screaming while a bunch of horrifying shots of his face were spat out of the machine. In reality, Pepe had his…
Watch Out Incels
It's not your typical home invasion film but I still found the whole thing to be quite predictable. It's quite obvious there's no intruder and that it's just the creepy 12 year old who want's to get with his babysitter. The kid who played the incel was very good but I never found any of the twists surprising which is a real shame because there's some good stuff here but I was kinda just waiting for things to happen. 'Better Watch Out' is a decent Christmas horror flick but nothing too memorable and not something I'd revisit.
Enjoy Spring While It Lasts, When Your An Adult It's Nothing But Winter
When you are growing up you are lead to believe that anything is possible and that the world is your oyster, there are endless possibilities out there and you should aim for the stars... but in reality you have very few options, life is miserable and if you aim for the stars you are going to come crashing right back down to Earth.
Being at school is…
