Directed by Kelly Reichardt In Night Moves three ecoterrorists hatch a plan to blow up a dam. The first half of the film is seen through their eyes, and the second half, after the successful demolition, looks at them from the outside. It is thus a film that neither glorifies nor demonizes their pursuit but instead … Continue reading Night Moves (2013)
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Primer (2004)
Directed by Shane Carruth Primer opens with what has become a familiar image: young, aspirational start up employees working in their garage. Whatever they're working on doesn't much matter because soon they stumble into time travel, and of course that captures their imagination. They are Aaron (Shane Carruth) and Abe (David Sullivan), and they're almost always … Continue reading Primer (2004)
Amadeus (1984)
Directed by Milos Forman We see Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart through the eyes of a contemporary, Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham), a man full of envy and awe. Framed through his immense jealousy, the film is big, broad and cutting. It makes Mozart (Tom Hulce) a juvenile virtuoso with a unique laugh and builds a Stepbrothers-like rivalry … Continue reading Amadeus (1984)
Hollow Man (2000)
Directed by Paul Verhoeven A silly, campy movie quickly becomes a much more disturbing one in Hollow Man as a pervert turns invisible. That pervert is Sebastian Caine (Kevin Bacon), an intelligent scientist working on a serum that can turn someone invisible and an accompanying serum that can bring you back. In his rush to prove … Continue reading Hollow Man (2000)
Damsel (2018)
Directed by David Zellner, Nathan Zellner The "damsel" in question is Penelope (Mia Wasikowska), and she does not need to be saved. Though she's the titular character, Penelope doesn't enter the narrative until halfway into the movie, and her role is really to be the eye of the storm, the center around which all the … Continue reading Damsel (2018)
Cronos (1993)
Directed by Guillermo Del Toro In Cronos one man stumbles upon that which another will do anything to find. Jesus Gris (Federico Luppi) is the affable owner of a store of artifacts and grandfather to young Aurora (Tamara Shanath). He soon finds a device which will render him immortal, but his sudden obsession with eternal … Continue reading Cronos (1993)
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
Directed by Werner Herzog In Aguirre, the Wrath of God, a Spanish expedition travels through the jungle in search of El Dorado, the mythical city of gold. We meet the explorers as they struggle down a narrow trail in the mountains, each step possibly not far from the last. The journey is already treacherous and growing … Continue reading Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
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