A campy, mean spirited tone poem of inhumanity, debauchery and grotesquery.
It’s a trashterpiece that spawned an era of trash cinema. It dons that crown proudly.
John Waters was obviously breaking down boundaries to release a film with content like this in the early 70s. Hell - it kind of shocked me even now 40+ years later. He wasn’t just breaking down the boundaries, he was demolishing them with a wrecking ball. And in the process, he was crafting a…
Recalling memories isn’t always the easiest thing. We don’t always remember the most specific details in regards to time or location. But they always seem to leave a specific flavor in our mouths, or a specific scent in the air.
Memories, just like Tarkovsky’s films, are oftentimes meant to be “felt” more than they are meant to be “understood” on a logical level. Tarkovsky took the near impossible feat of conveying the language of memories and created a perfect piece…
if nature could speak - we don’t want to listen.
ben wheatley acid folk horror daddy is back
and i am not complaining 😍 😍 😍
To quote John Waters, who sums this up perfectly:
“The best sexploitation film of the year has Disney tween starlets hilariously undulating, snorting cocaine, and going to jail in bikinis. What more could a serious filmgoer possibly want?“
Not much more needs to be said than this. Spring Breakers is my favorite Korine film by far - and my favorite to revisit, partially due to the fact that it was shot in my hometown.
Not only is it a scathing commentary on…
This movie will probably forever hold a spot in my top ten favorite films. I believe Blue Valentine is the most authentic film ever made that details the blossoming and slow degradation of love. I have never seen a film so unflinchingly realistic in terms of character dynamics and chemistry. It is easily the best performances I have yet to see from Gosling and Williams. Cianfrance edits this film masterfully by cutting between the early days of romance where hope…
