Much like Un Chien Andalou (1929) and other masterpieces of Extreme Cinema, Home Alone (1990) pushes the boundaries of what contemporary audiences are comfortable seeing on screen and explores social, psychological and ultimately, physical torture as a means of removing the personal consolation that is normally associated with cinema. In this essay I will...
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Harakiri 1962
A perfect example of storytelling. The plot unfolds beautifully and slowly, in a way which I can't say I've seen before. The cinematography is flawless (as is usually the case in Samurai films of the era), some of the most gorgeous photography going around. Not only in the meticulous framing and staging but also in the graceful camera movement. A criminally under-seen masterpiece.
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Ralph Breaks the Internet 2018
Baby Rowan and I have been making our way through this as his Mum gets some much needed naps. I guess his first movie!
I was very happy that Ralph Breaks the Internet offers something that children's films of my childhood had in abundance that I feel is all too absent today: needlessly terrifying animated images. -
The Mitchells vs. The Machines 2021
If visual intake was a thing on the food pyramid, this film would be a “sometimes food”. It is amazingly rich to feast on but too many movies like it, and you’ll end up feeling bloated and dizzy.
