Follow That Dream: Generation X and Addiction Cinema
“In a climate of secular uncertainty, the addictโs commitment to something larger took on an almost religious significance; the user was transformed into an intrepid traveler.”
“In a climate of secular uncertainty, the addictโs commitment to something larger took on an almost religious significance; the user was transformed into an intrepid traveler.”
“Hellraiserโs creators channel the works of Francis Bacon, Walter Sickert, Allen Jones and Zdzisลaw Beksiลski. These impressionist and surrealist craftsmen, like Barker and Randel, expose the horrors of their lifetime to the populace at large.”
‘The Lair of the White Worm’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Ken Russell’s 1988 movie.
“If ‘The Angelic Conversation’ portrays a time where loving affection could be found amongst the rubble of industrialization, then ‘The Last of England’ shows how affection, love and hope are lost qualities of a paradisal past.”
“Perhaps David Cronenberg is owed another kind of reputation: that of a humanist filmmaker who observes and questions, who understands our pain and sorrow as well as our ambitions both intellectual and libidinous.”
“Despite its storytelling flaws and omissions, ’64 Day Hero’ is a must-watch for the boxingย documentary completist.”
D.M. Palmer on the career women of ‘9 to 5’ (1980), ‘Baby Boom’ (1987), ‘Big Business’ (1988), ‘Working Girl’ (1988) and ‘Disclosure’ (1994).
“Dennis Potter left us with one of the most ambitious and meaningful pieces of British television, bridging commercial and public broadcasting to address the state of the nation and the fate of the artist with his customary irreverence and accessibility.”
“‘Kharij’ is a scathing expose of societal problems that — truth be told — aren’t exclusive to Indian society.”
“The 70s were a tumultuous and often bleak decade for the British film industry, and this pessimism bled into its output.”
Ignacio Agรผero Essay: Vague Visages’ Q.V. Hough on OVID’s streaming celebration of the Chilean documentarian.
“If youโre looking for feminism, donโt look at James Cameron — look at his films.”
“‘Mona Lisa’ was ahead of its time, a precursor of urban fairy tales in late 90s British cinema.”
“Bellocchio’s 1986 film ‘Devil in the Flesh’ is perfectly representative of the great Italian directorโs outlook.”
Mannhunting #2 by Bill Bria: “In Mannโs duality of man, cop and robber are, in Stevensonโs words, ‘radically both’ one and the same.”
Mannhunting #1 by Bill Bria: “The protagonists and antagonists in Mann’s films tend to be mirror images of each other, all of them caught within masculinityโs shackles.”
“For all the praise showered on Almodรณvar’s later work, it lacks the wildness, freshness and exuberance of his 80s filmography, which often feels unfairly overlooked as a result.”
“By spoiling Godโs servants with sex, drugs and doubt, films like Almodรณvarโs ‘Dark Habits’ show that earnestly criticising the Catholic Churchโs crimes is not the only way to weaken centuries of unchecked supremacy.”
Fedor Tot on Pedro Almodรณvar’s Collaborations with Antonio Banderas
“Nearly 40 years after its release, ‘Koyaanisqatsi’ continues to send signals.”