Man, the It kids are just on fire this year.
The Lodge is every child of divorce’s worst nightmare. A mysterious new person arrives in your life claiming to love one of your parents, but due to the pain of separation and the destruction of your family unit, you don’t trust them. What this film does brilliantly is explore just how monstrous children of divorce can become.
I should know. I almost became a monster myself.
This film has already…
A delightful January surprise: more Euro-art horror than slasher flick, Gretel & Hansel is a smart update of the classic fairytale that manages to provide a compelling story with gloriously spooky imagery.
What was fresh and brand new 18 years ago might be old hat today, but it still works as a nasty, more contemporary take on the zombie feature.
No abusive husbands, no violent trauma, no histrionics, no Tyler Perry running around screaming in a terrible lacefront. Just two people falling in love, and it’s refreshing. The Photograph is a low stakes romantic drama that while not a masterpiece, is a small delight from beginning to end.
Lars Von Trier: Hey man, doesn’t life suuuuck? And doesn’t the life of an artist suuuuck? Aren’t serial killers the same as serious artists? Aren’t their victims, in a sense, a work of art? Hey, aren’t I a serious artist? Isn’t my entire filmography full of violent and disgusting things? Doesn’t Matt Dillon in this movie I directed remind you of me? Doesn’t his appalling crimes in this movie remind you of my movies and how they’re received by audiences?…
