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Category Archives: Rewatch
Crimson Peak (2015)
Guillermo del Toro builds an aesthetic dreamhouse that seems to be in a constant nightmare. From the faces that build up the cast to the smallest stitch in every costume, the design of Crimson Peak is so constant; it’s impeccable … Continue reading
Melancholia (2011)
Women cry. Men are douchebags. The world ends. Just another day in Lars von Trier-ville. Undoubtedly one of my biggest cinematic heroes, I will blindly follow von Trier wherever he ventures yet no matter how many times I see Melancholia … Continue reading
Irreversible (2002)
I haven’t seen Irreversible in close to a decade yet it still managed to be even more of a punishing experience upon rewatch. Noe’s helter skelter camerawork might be the most nauseating in film history and when all is said … Continue reading
Posted in Movies Watched In 2016, Rewatch
Tagged Gaspar Noe, Irreversible, Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassell
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Deep Red (1975)
I love what Deep Red represents in Argento’s filmography. After shooting three gialli practically back-to-back he tried to branch out into new territory with The Five Days of Milan but a box-office and critical battering sent the filmmaker back with … Continue reading
Posted in Movies Watched In 2016, Reviews, Rewatch
Tagged dario argento, David Hemmings, Deep Red, Profondo Rosso
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Valhalla Rising (2009)
Valhalla Rising was described by Nicolas Winding Refn as the beginning of “phase two” of his career. To look at it on those terms really brings a lot into focus. Billed as a science-fiction viking movie, the film is stubbornly oblique … Continue reading
Posted in Movies Watched In 2015, Reviews, Rewatch
Tagged mads mikkelsen, Nicolas Winding Refn, valhalla rising
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"This Film Should Be Played Loud" 