A Dangerous Method: The Unbearable Burden of Knowing Freud and Jung

On By C.H. NewellIn Biography, David Cronenberg, Drama, Film, Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender, Thriller, Viggo MortensenLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6wuWnzjPvU A Dangerous Method. 2011. Directed by David Cronenberg. Screenplay by Christopher Hampton, based on his play The Talking Cure. Starring Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Sarah Gadon, & Vincent Cassel. Telefilm Canada/Ontario Media Development Corporation/Corus Entertainment/eOne Films. Rated 14A. 99 minutes. Biography/Drama ★★★★ I'll say it loud and proud 'till the day I …

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Relax – 300 is (Mediocre) Historical Fantasy, People!

On By C.H. NewellIn Action, Drama, Fantasy, Film, Gerard Butler, History, Lena Headey, War, Zack SnyderLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrIbxk7idYA 300. 2006. Directed by Zack Snyder. Screenplay by Michael B. Gordon, Kurt Johnstad, & Snyder. Starring Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Dominic West, Vincent Regan, Michael Fassbender, Tom Wisdom, Andrew Pleavin, Andrew tiernan, Rodrigo Santoro, Giovani Cimmino, Stephen McHattie, Greg Kramer, Alex Ivanovici, & Kelly Craig. Legendary Pictures/Virtual Studios/Atmosphere Pictures/Hollywood Gang/Warner Bros. Rated …

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The Lobster: A Terrifying Vision of Lovers in a Dangerous Time

On By C.H. NewellIn Colin Farrell, Drama, Film, John C. Reilly, Rachel Weisz, Romance, Sci-Fi, Yorgos LanthimosLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU29VfayDMw The Lobster. 2015. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Screenplay by Efthymis Filippou & Lanthimos. Starring Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman, Colin Farrell, Rosanna Hoult, Ashley Jensen, Ariane Labed, Ewen MacIntosh, Imelda Nagle Ryan, Angeliki Papoulia, John C. Reilly, Léa Seydoux, Michael Smiley, Rachel Weisz, & Ben Whishaw. Film4/Irish Film Board/Eurimages. Rated 14A. 118 minutes. Drama/Romance/Sci-Fi ★★★★★ Yorgos …

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The Third Part of the Night is Horrifying Cinematic Existentialism

On By C.H. NewellIn Andrzej Żuławski, Drama, Film, Horror, Polish Film, WarLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdViZkUOLDI The Third Part of the Night. 1971. Directed by Andrzej Żuławski. Screenplay by Andrzej & Miroslaw Żuławski. Starring Malgorzata Braunek, Leszek Teleszynski, Jan Nowicki, Jerzy Golinski, Anna Milewska, Michal Grudzinski, & Marek Walczewski. Polski State Film. Not Rated. 105 minutes. Drama/Horror/War ★★★★★  Andrzej Żuławski first wowed me with Possession, and after being completely, morbidly enthralled by its wonderfully …

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Damien – Season 1, Episode 9: “The Devil You Know”

On By C.H. NewellIn A&E, Barbara Hershey, Bradley James, Damien, Horror, Jennifer Chambers Lynch, Scott Wilson, Season 1Leave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAOPvln4hlQ A&E's Damien Season 1, Episode 9: "The Devil You Know" Directed by Jennifer Chambers Lynch Written by Glen Mazzara & K.C. Perry * For a review of the previous episode, "Here Is Wisdom" - click here * For a review of the Season 1 finale, "Ave Satani" - click here After the shocking events …

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Vinyan: Fabrice Du Welz Goes to the Heart of Madness

On By C.H. NewellIn Drama, Emmanuelle Béart, Fabrice Du Welz, Film, Horror, Rufus Sewell, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy1g0F9GZ10 Vinyan. 2008. Directed & Written by Fabrice Du Welz. Starring Emmanuelle Béart, Rufus Sewell, Petch Osathanugrah, Julie Dreyfus, Amporn Pankratok, Josse De Pauw, Omm, Apisit Opasaimlikit, Kurlab Lay, Matt Ryder, Bobbie Delcastillo, Susan Delcastillo, Teerawat Mulvilai, Saichia Wongwirot, & Kitinun Siangsa-Ard. uFilm/Film4/Wild Bunch/Backup Films. Rated 14A. 96 minutes. Drama/Horror/Thriller ★★★★ Fabrice Du Welz is an …

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David Ayer’s END OF WATCH is COPS with Intense Action and Emotional Resonance

On By C.H. NewellIn Crime, David Ayer, Drama, Film, Found Footage, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peňa, ThrillerLeave a comment

Go along with a couple heroic cops, as Los Angeles gang warfare comes at us via found footage.

Patty Jenkins’ Monster: Forced to Kill, One Way or Another

On By C.H. NewellIn 2003, Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Film, Lee Tergesen, Patty JenkinsLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSVgzifDSkk Monster. 2003. Directed & Written by Patty Jenkins. Starring Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Lee Tergesen, Annie Corley, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Marco St. John, Marc Macaulay, Scott Wilson, Rus Blackwell, Tim Ware, Stephan Jones, Brett Rice, Kaitlin Riley, & Cree Ivey. Media 8 Entertainment/Newmarket Films/DEJ Productions. Rated 18A. 109 minutes. Biography/Crime/Drama ★★★★★  For …

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