Category Archives: Film

VULGARIA (低俗喜劇): AS THE NAME SUGGESTS [REVIEW]

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Elizabeth Flux

At the heart of Vulgaria lies a story about a man trying to impress his young daughter after a separation and a string of career failures. Interesting contrast, as the rest of this metaphorical body is made up of jokes … Continue reading →

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MARGARET [REVIEW]

Posted on August 27, 2012 by H D Thompson

A film that almost never was – spending 6 years in post-production hell and a theatrical release worldwide so limited it’s embarrassing – more of a work in progress than a complete piece of art but nonetheless an exhausting thump … Continue reading →

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BEAUTY (SKOONHEID) [REVIEW]

Posted on August 23, 2012 by H D Thompson

What I like about a film is its power to make me feel something I wouldn’t usually feel. Beauty hit me in a place a lot of films haven’t before, and while maybe it wasn’t a nice happy feeling, it … Continue reading →

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V/H/S: THE HORROR! THE HORROR! [REVIEW]

Posted on August 12, 2012 by H D Thompson

As far as films go, I’m a pretty easy lay. I will go along with almost anything that a film dishes out, freely and willingly. The first ten minutes of V/H/S introduce a cacophony of idiotic characters that not only … Continue reading →

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HOLY MOTORS [PREVIEW]

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Elizabeth Flux

Do not go in to Holy Motors asking questions like “who”, “what”, “where”, “when”, “why”, or “how” because to do so is to shoot yourself in the foot – or, in a more film-appropriate analogy, to chew your own fingers … Continue reading →

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