Directed by Park Chan-wook In Stoker a troubled young girl is pent up in a large mansion with her bereaved mother after the death of the girl's father. An uncle she never knew about then shows up with a sinister charm, and it's clear immediately that something is afoot. India (Mia Wasikowski) doesn't exactly mourn her … Continue reading Stoker (2013)
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Moonrise (1948)
Directed by Frank Borzage Moonrise opens in brutal fashion, with the shadow of a man being hanged (without a chance at his final words, no less). From there we cut to the shadow of a hanging doll teasing a crying baby, the son of the hanged man. We next see that boy, Danny, a little … Continue reading Moonrise (1948)
Crumb (1994)
Directed by Terry Zwigoff Crumb is a mostly uncensored look into the life and work of cartoonist Robert Crumb as he prepares to move from Northern California to the south of France, eager to get out of America. When the topic comes up in conversation with a young man behind the counter in a comic … Continue reading Crumb (1994)
