Musta Jaa (Berlinale review)
Essentially a tale of marital infidelity Mustaa Jaa (Black Ice) is the story of the betrayed woman taking it upon herself to find the other woman in her husband’s life. As with the first movie I watched at the Berlinale, this one begins with nudity. A mature couple, in bed, enjoying a pre-birthday party roll […]
Tropa de Elite (Berlinale review)
Cidade de Deus is probably the most famous Brazilian film in recent memory. The frenetic-editing, the high-energy score, the camerawork that made the film look like it was always filmed on the (literal) run…and the high-peril lives of the people that lived in the notorious favela called Cidade de Deus (City of God), all added […]
Grindhouse Presents, Death Proof
Yes, that’s what the separation of the supposed-to-be-glorious experiment that was Grindhouse is called on DVD. Which would make this the fifth film by Quentin Tarantino and his most resounding flop.
With good reason.
There are a few things a knowledgeable person expects out of a Tarantino movie other than talking (check), visuals of feet […]
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