Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul I didn't respond to this film in quite the same way I did to Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Cemetery of Slendour (2015), but I'm fascinated all the same by the stillness, thoughtfulness and mundane surreality of intersecting planes of existence and time that shows up in both films. Where Cemetery of Splendour spent more time with … Continue reading Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
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Spirited Away (2001)
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, Kirk Wise I wish I could've seen Spirited Away when I was a child. For friends who did, it seems this movie is rooted deep within their memories, as if it's something they themselves experienced. Watching it for the first time recently I found it cute, strange and fantastical but nothing more … Continue reading Spirited Away (2001)
The Fog (1980)
Directed by John Carpenter It's a simple story. In a small coastal town it's the 100th year to the day that the town was born and something spooky once happened. As a result there is a ghostly curse which calls for six people to die, and the quickly established cast of characters must buck the … Continue reading The Fog (1980)
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