Brutal. Pitiless. Cruel. Unforgiving. Violent. Savage. Tender. Enchanting. Mesmerizing. Lush. Hopeful. These are just some of the emotions and impressions watching this film triggered. Being a huge Nicolas Roeg fan (Performance, Don’t Look Now, Fahrenheit 451) in all his kaleidoscopic contributions to cinema (director, cinematographer) I’m practically flagellating myself that …
Two recent viewings reminded me I have so much left to discover of classic British cinema, particularly in crime capers: Perfect Friday and The Walking Stick. A nation that produced the theatrical gold standard in William Shakespeare could not fail to produce an endlessly rich and rewarding body of celluloid …
Mirage (Original Title: Durante La Tormenta)~ A nagging little voice keeps telling me the best films aren’t coming out of Californica anymore, they’re coming from the Old World, like this Spanish import. I’m starting to listen to that voice. To sit entranced for over 2 hours with a subtitled foreign …
