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Tag Archives: M Night Shyamalan
Split Screen: Dogtooth (2009)/Split (2017)
In an interview with the AV Club around the time of Split‘s release, director M Night Shyamalan pointed to the influence of Yorgos Lanthimos’Â Dogtooth on the film’s cinematography: Well, then you remember how the frame is so irreverent to the … Continue reading
After Earth (2013)
As much as I love Shyamalan and often find ways to defend his misfires, there’s no getting round the fact that he absolutely lost his way here. Regardless of Jaden Smith’s acting chops – he clearly doesn’t have the goods … Continue reading
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Weird how this was a major studio release in 1999 and in today’s landscape it looks and feels like anything but. An achingly personal portrait of haunted psyches and oppressive spaces that unfolds at exactly the pace it needs to … Continue reading
"This Film Should Be Played Loud" 