Tag: Performance

LUZ: Confession, Obsession, Repression

On By C.H. NewellIn Film, Horror, Jan Bluthardt, Luana Velis, Surrealism, Tilman Singer2 Comments

Demonic obsession as obsessive love as Catholic confession as surreal head-trip

KOKO-DI KOKO-DA: Repeating Trauma, Performing Grief

On By C.H. NewellIn 2019, Fantasia Festival 2019, Film, Film Festival, Horror, Johannes Nyholm, Psychological horror, Surrealism2 Comments

This Scandinavian psychological horror examines grief with an unsettling plot about two parents attacked by a sideshow trio, over and over.

Prisoners: Guzikowski & Villeneuve Subvert the Usual Thriller

On By C.H. NewellIn 2013, Aaron Guzikowksi, Cinematography, Crime, Denis Villeneuve, Drama, Film, Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Mystery, Roger Deakins, ThrillerLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kWeHtI63jc Prisoners. 2013. Dir. Denis Villeneuve. Written by Aaron Guzikowski. Starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Terrence Howard, Maria Bello, Melissa Leo, and Paul Dano. Warner Brothers Pictures. 14A. 153 minutes. Drama/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★★ (Movie) ★★★ (Blu ray release) Denis Villeneuve has been on my radar ever since I was first able to see Polytechnique; a …

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