Tag Archives: Robert Pattinson

The Odyssey review — An epic journey home

Directed by Christopher Nolan | Written by Nolan, based on Homer's epic poem | 172 min | ▲▲▲▲ | In Cinemas Filmmaker Christopher Nolan has called this 3000-year-old story a foundational text, and it's certainly inspired his work in the past — or, at least, involves themes he's interested in: The hero's journey, homecomings, non-linear… Read More

The Drama review — Secrets, lies, and cringe delights

Written and Directed by Kristoffer Borgli | 105 min | ▲▲▲▲ There's a tradition of Scandi cringe comedy that's like freebasing crack versus the straight-ahead cocaine of the brand elsewhere in the world. Consider the excruciating, dark humour of The Celebration, Force Majeure, Riders of Justice, or Another Round. Norwegian filmmaker Borgli — whose last… Read More

Now On Canadian Netflix: January 2020

The Two Popes On the face of it, this strikes me as strange material for Fernando Meirelles to approach. The Brazilian filmmaker responsible for City Of God and The Constant Gardener is a visionary of colour and kinetics, of movement. Why would he choose to tell the story of two senior citizens having a conversation, his… Read More

High Life review — Arty sci-fi lost in space

Directed by Clare Denis | Written by Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau, Geoff Cox, and Nick Laird | 113 min | Netflix Clare Denis leaves behind her colonial concerns and her French language films—her most recent being the diverting Let The Sunshine In—for an English debut set in deep space. To call it retro-futurist would be a… Read More