Battle Royale (Director’s Cut): satire on Japanese society and militaristic values with plenty of teen angst and splatter gore
Kinji Fukasaku, “Battle Royale (Director’s Cut)” (2000) For all its extreme violence and other liberties
Tag: Horror
Persona: visually stunning minimalist meditation on identity, duality and the art of film-making
Ingmar Bergman, “Persona” (1966) A visually stunning film, shot in black and white film and
Upstream Color: how love and hope can overcome a cycle of evil and bring about healing
Shane Carruth, “Upstream Color” (2012) Since making “Primer”, Shane Carruth’s career as film director and
Frankenstein (dir. J Searle Dawley): horror films are born in short film lesson on the evils of humans playing God
J Searle Dawley, “Frankenstein” (1910) Made by Edison Studios in 1910, this is the first
The Banquet: a much loved cartoon with wry gallows humour
Zofia Oraczewska, “The Banquet / Bankiet” (1976) Its style seems outdated for a short animation
Ichthys: a caustic commentary on institutional religion
Marek Skrobecki, “Ichthys” (2005) For once I didn’t need to look up an English translation
House of Wax: realism versus art and artifice in horror cult film
Andre de Toth, “House of Wax” (1953) “House of Wax” was the movie that established
The Blair Witch Project: clever film that manipulates its audiences’ fear of the unknown and the ordinary
Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick, “The Blair Witch Project” (1998) About fifteen years after it
Australian and New Zealand Films | British Films
Murdoch (Part 2): slap-dash documentary with racy tone is a damp squib
Janice Sutherland, “Murdoch (Part 2)” (2013) As I suspected, the second half of this series
Spring Breakers: surprisingly well-made and sarcastic film about the search for a meaningful life
Harmony Korine, “Spring Breakers” (2012) Contrary to most reports I’ve seen or heard about this