The third song of the 1981 album The Evil One by the late Roky Erickson, “If You Have Ghosts”, does a pretty accurate description of the act of believing and it seemed a convenient title for this article since Mike Flanagan’s Midnight Mass does a wonderful job in so many levels, including talking about religion … Okumaya devam et MIDNIGHT MASS: If You Have Ghosts, Then You Have Everything
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THE INNOCENTS (De Uskyldige) – Redefining The Notion of Innocence
Norwegian writer and director Eskil Vogt’s most recent feature film The Innocents (De Uskyldige, 2021) from MER Film, which has made its world premiere at Cannes (Un Certain Regard), is shown on September 10th at the 27th Edition of the Etrange Festival (Paris), home of the uncanny, disturbing and of course “strange” films. The Norwegian … Okumaya devam et THE INNOCENTS (De Uskyldige) – Redefining The Notion of Innocence
A Sophisticated Parasite: POSSESSOR
Brandon Cronenberg, the son of the famous director David Cronenberg who is known for his movies such as Crash (1996), The Fly (1986), Videodrome (1983) and many more, made a futuristic sci-fi movie in 2020 filled with chilling horror and it’s called “Possessor”. With this theme, we can clearly state that his style resembles his … Okumaya devam et A Sophisticated Parasite: POSSESSOR
THE PENULTIMATE (Den Næstsidste): Future Perfect
The tense of time that we think is complete, is the time of the symbolized. Learning the causality of a fact is based on this absolute method of knowing. As it will come unaware of the most immediate state of the present time, we arrive at its future perfect tense. In this respect, the possibility … Okumaya devam et THE PENULTIMATE (Den Næstsidste): Future Perfect
Voyeuristic Gaze and the Female Audience: DRESSED TO KILL
Dressed to Kill (1980) is an erotic thriller directed and written by Brian De Palma whom we know from the movies such as Body Double (1984), Scarface (1983) and Snake Eyes (1998). De Palma is known for his huge emphasis on voyeurism and the notion of fetishism. Especially Body Double can be analyzed under the … Okumaya devam et Voyeuristic Gaze and the Female Audience: DRESSED TO KILL
Bounded by the Past: SPELLBOUND
Master of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock’s movie, Spellbound (1945) is almost 76 years old today. The movie’s producer, David O. Selznick is known for the movies like Gone with the Wind (1939) and Rebecca (1940), apart from Spellbound of course. Starring Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck, the movie points out a love story that is framed … Okumaya devam et Bounded by the Past: SPELLBOUND
Our Interview with TAIKI SAKPISIT, Director of the IFFR’s FIPRESCI Award-Winning Film THE EDGE OF DAYBREAK
The 50th Edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is by far the best thing that happened to 2021. First part came to a close but we will meet again in June (2-6 June 2021). As we have mentioned in our previous reviews, the IFFR team did (and keep doing) everything in their capacity to … Okumaya devam et Our Interview with TAIKI SAKPISIT, Director of the IFFR’s FIPRESCI Award-Winning Film THE EDGE OF DAYBREAK
Our Interview with Itonje Søimer Guttormsen, Director of GRITT
During the Pro Days of the 50th edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam, we were so lucky to see very beautiful, eye opening films and Gritt, the first feature by Itonje Søimer Guttormsen was definitely one of them, gracing us with a new way of looking at this old world. As Dial M for Movie, … Okumaya devam et Our Interview with Itonje Søimer Guttormsen, Director of GRITT
BIPOLAR: The Universe Shrouded in Mystery (IFFR – World Premiere)
Can an object not accepted in the world because of its own nature can breathe in that world? In Queena Li's first feature film "Bipolar" (2021) that we had the chance to watch in the 50th edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), the universe presented to the audience unveils an ambiguous world starting right … Okumaya devam et BIPOLAR: The Universe Shrouded in Mystery (IFFR – World Premiere)
GRITT: Lilith, Matriarchy and Freedom
As the 50th Edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam continues, we keep making new acquaintances with great minds and Itonje Søimer Guttormsen is one of them, gracing us with her first feature film Gritt (2020) about a subject that is not at all new to her. Gritt presents in a way, a glimpse of all … Okumaya devam et GRITT: Lilith, Matriarchy and Freedom