Category Archives: Reviews

THE BULLET VANISHES (消失的子彈) [REVIEW]

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Elizabeth Flux

Countless factory workers churn out bullet after bullet in an industrial warehouse.  On her knees, a young girl screams her innocence before shooting herself in the head. The crowd standing around just lets it happen. Her limp body is thrown … Continue reading →

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BULLY [REVIEW]

Posted on August 29, 2012 by H D Thompson

Kids are fucking assholes. I have always maintained this and now there’s footage to prove it. Obviously that statement is a tad broad – not all kids are assholes – but the barbaric history of bullying is so rarely captured … Continue reading →

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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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