Darren Aranofsky films are tough to digest, but like medicine, they're something everyone should be adding to their viewing lists.
Pi is no different. The story of a mentally disturbed mathematician obsessed with the patterns of numbers and their role in the natural world is eccentric, powerful, and above all else, macabre.
Maximillian Cohen (Sean Gullette) sees the world as a complex algorithm, and one that can eventually be cracked. His main focus is on the stock market, the ambiguous,…
In Prisoners, evil and righteous aren’t presented as black and white, but instead mixes them together and presents them as an option for the audience to decide upon.
At the very beginning, it’s almost obvious who’s at fault, but that slowly erodes as the plot thickens. Two families in Pennsylvania come together to feast and celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, and enjoy the company of each other. It isn’t until they can’t find their youngest daughters, after searching high and low,…
White Irish Drinkers has almost nothing to do with Ireland, drinking, or being white but touches briefly upon all three words throughout the film.
The movie follows Brian (Nick Thurston) as he’s trying to find his way in the ‘70s Brooklyn.
A secret artist, Brian’s a true patron of pop culture, but the periods of enjoying the arts he holds dear are sporadic as he deals with his broken family.
His older brother Danny (Geoffrey Wigdot) has become an urchin…
A samurai is nothing without his honour, and sometimes the best way to showcase that is through using the least amount of violence possible.
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai, a film by acclaimed Japanese director Takashi Miike (13 Assassins, Ichi the Killer) masterfully removes the bloody violence the samurai genre hinges itself on, and focuses on the personal lives of the men instead.
In 17th century feudal Japan, employment has become scarce during a time of peace throughout the country.…
