To even describe Céline and Julie Go Boating is antithetical to the experience. It is a purposefully rambling and anti-narrative piece more in love with spontaneity and energy than it is with anything else. It is a film about breaking the rules, about repetitions and deviations, and ultimately about the nature of cinema itself. Fundamentally, … Continue reading Have You Seen… Céline and Julie Go Boating (1974)?
Tag: surreal
Stump the Guesser (Review)
This 2020 short from Maddin, Johnson and Johnson feels like it comes from a parallel reality. This is true of both the craft and the narrative, both consistently surreal and beguiling. The result of this is an uproariously fun twenty minutes, in the hands of people with astonishing visual animations, that takes you on an … Continue reading Stump the Guesser (Review)
I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Review)
There are films that defy description, and then there are Charlie Kaufman films. In the wake of the release of Tenet, a film positioned as the saviour of cinema, it is this Netflix produced feature that really illustrates the power of the medium - fundamentally, I'm Thinking of Ending Things is a true illustration of … Continue reading I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Review)
The Lighthouse (Review)
There are moments of undeniable brilliance in Dave Eggers' second feature. The atmosphere is consistently superb and the performances are outstanding. In addition to this, it's a film of obvious technical brilliance - a brilliance that is complemented by a clear sense of style. However, the Lighthouse does also feel like a purely stylistic exercise. … Continue reading The Lighthouse (Review)
The Holy Mountain (Reissue) (Review)
If you haven't seen Alejandro Jodorowsky's The Holy Mountain, you owe it to yourself to do so. If you're quick you can find it on the big screen in a beautiful restoration; if not, watch it on the biggest screen you can. I can't guarantee you will enjoy it - you may even hate it … Continue reading The Holy Mountain (Reissue) (Review)
El Topo (Reissue) (Review)
Where do you begin with a film like El Topo? Famously one of the strangest films ever made and, arguably, the progenitor of the midnight movie. It's a slice of complete madness endorsed and supported by the likes of Yoko Ono and John Lennon (look it up), and now it's back in cinemas to befuddle … Continue reading El Topo (Reissue) (Review)
Bait (Review)
To watch Bait is to be reminded of the possibilities and power of cinema. Bait is a film that will reinvigorate your love of the medium through its use of filmic language and technique to deliver something transcendent. It's a film of clear political, metaphorical and emotional import that is at once brutally real and … Continue reading Bait (Review)
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