A contemplative study of human nature that's ultimately nihilistic. It's a hopeless letter to the world that resistance is futile and no sense of belonging brings comfort over the needless struggle. A contradiction of people that are written guturally and with need to explain themselves. When the characters try to explain their actions, it's innate and inexplicable rather than identifiable. And ultimately, the films thesis regarding the pointless endeavor of life is captured in the hypocrisy of Charles (Antoine Monnier)…
Favorite films
Recent activity
AllRecent reviews
More-
-
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1941
Spencer Tracy anchors a misaligned horror story about the essence of human nature. It takes good natured people and test them to extract the evil from within them. The premise allows for an intriguing lead performance as two contrasting personalities bouncing off the good natured (Lana Turner) and the more provocative (Ingrid Bergman). Lined with a great cast, this Fleming feature barely finds enough momentum and lift off the ground. As much as I love Tracy normally, him playing needlessly…
Popular reviews
More-
Mank 2020
Mank is impeccably made - a towering achievement for David Fincher, as a film that succeeded on every conceivable creative level, expanding on the Kane legend and not misrepresenting the people the original Herman Mankiewicz Citizen Kane script portrayed. Bombastic, overtly provocative, dripping in narcissism writing that would've made Herman Mankiewicz proud. A gorgeously shot homage to the masterpiece Citizen Kane, the old studio system, and the levity of the situation with the Hearst family's friendly relationship with Mankiewicz and…
-
Dune 2021
Dune is the unadaptable novel that three auteurs of their era have now braved - David Lynch, Alejandro Jodorowsky, and now with the most self-serious tone, Denis Villeneuve and only Villeneuve had the foresight to split this story into two parts with the massive worldbuilding element of the novel. Now, it's hard to judge the entire product without seeing the result, but knowing what is left in the story has me incredibly excited for part two. Part one does an…
