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‘Splinter’ Movie Review
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‘August Eighth’ Movie Review
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The Tall Man Movie Review – Horror … Or Philosophy?
‘The Tall Man’ (2012) was directed by Pascal Laugier, and performed only moderately well with audiences and critics upon its release. In this The Tall Man movie review, I discuss the genre conventions used by the director, as well as ways he short-circuits trusted tropes to ask some deeper existential questions.
‘Serenity’ Movie Review – Did The Critics Get It Wrong?
Here’s a ‘Serenity’ movie review with some alternative ruminations about this 2019 film.
‘Serenity’ (written and directed by Steven Knight in 2019) was almost universally panned by critics. In this ‘Serenity’ movie review, I examine that assessment and other aspects of the film, asking… did the critics get it wrong?
Please read on or play the full video above to hear my analysis of the movie. I explain why I believe ‘Serenity’ is a brave piece of genre film-making. Might it – in the years ahead – come to be seen as a deeply meaningful and meditative entry in the modern film-noir pantheon?
‘Dark Encounter’ Movie Review – Sci-Fi shines a dazzling light
Carl Strathie’s 2019 science-fiction drama takes a deeply troubled family and transforms their home into a terrifying, mind-melding nightmare. In this ‘Dark Encounter’ movie review for ‘The Movie Affect’ podcast I discuss how, in borrowing from established horror and science-fiction tropes, this film’s tremendous ambition presents a profound rumination about about the human condition. But does ‘Dark Encounter’ succeed?
I discuss this – and much more – in the latest episode of ‘The Movie Affect’. I also suggest a possible reason why ‘Dark Encounter’ didn’t receive a far warmer reception from film critics around the world.
‘Gone Baby Gone’ Movie Review
‘Gone Baby Gone’ is a film… about an incorruptible man. The film starts innocuously enough, with the depressing scenes of a community stricken with a child abduction. Sadly, this is an image that has become all-too common in our times. Art imitates life, they say. Lionel (the missing child’s uncle) approaches a local pair of Private Investigators to supplement the police hunt for his niece (Amy).