Film reviews in 22 sentences (or less)
Today: Satantango
„It's a pitch black world view - depressing, gripping - dramatizing the break-up of the Soviet state, but it could easily have been the survival after an atomic catastrophe, the third world war or another apocalyptic event, the mood would be the same.“
(The Two Cineasts)
Hi everybody, as always, Béla Tarr certainly doesn't make it easy for us to follow his films and, in this case, even persevere. This film…
Film reviews in 22 sentences (or less)
Today: The Turin Horse
„The most beautiful nightmare and an apocalyptic tour de force... this movie will haunt you with its pictures.“
(The Two Cineasts)
Hi everybody, this movie really is a tour de force for the audience as well as for the protagonists. The title refers to a story of Friedrich Nietzsche in Turin, it is told that Nietzsche protected a horse from being whipped. Nietzsche collapsed and became seriously mental ill…
Oppenheimer tells a possibly dull subject in an engaging way, similar to the most gripping political thrillers, all thanks to Nolan's distinctive approach. If presented linearly, these 3 hours would seem like 6, but the multiple layers compress it into seemingly 1 ½ hours. While it might be challenging for those without prior knowledge, individuals with even a slight interest in Oppenheimer's persona, historical context, and the political backdrop of that era will find it enjoyable, as the subject matter goes well beyond Oppenheimer alone, adding to its fascination.
Film reviews in 22 sentences (or less)
🔙 Barbie
I feel like this character development rubbed off on me in the theater, and I underwent a transformation. Now I am kenough for myself. Now I feel the kenergy!
"When I first was writing the script I thought it was about loneliness. What I learned while writing the script is this was about a man who suffered from the pathology of loneliness, he wasn't only by nature he was lonely as a defense mechanism and he reinforced his own loneliness by his own behavior and the pathology grew until it became malignant and violent."
(Screenwriter Paul Schrader)
AN INDIVIDUALS FIGHT AGAINST LONELINESS - SCORSESE'S DARK MASTERPIECE OF URBAN ALIENATION IS DISTURBING, POWERFUL, AND REMAINS RELEVANT
"I swore I would never be involved in a picture with this much violence in it. But the more I read it and the more I came to understand the purpose of the film, the more fascinated I became."
(Gene Hackman)
BLURRING THE LINES BETWEEN HEROISM AND VILLAINY, "UNFORGIVEN" SHATTERS THE MYTH OF "THE OLD WEST"
