Category: Drama
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Lone Wolf And Cub: Baby Cart In Peril (1972)
With the Criterion Collection boxset of Lone Wolf And Cub beckoning me back on the demon path to hell, it was time to continue with the fourth entry, Baby Cart In Peril (1972). Being in the back half of the series, there were definitely sequences where I was like, this feels familiar, have they done… Read.
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Portrait Of A Young Girl At The End Of The 60s In Brussels (1994)
Shot for French TV during the nineties, Portrait Of A Young Girl At The End Of The 60s In Brussels (1994) is directed and written by Chantal Akerman, and feels semi-autobiographical. As the title indicates, Akerman sets the story in 1968 but isn’t too concerned about fidelity to the era; you can see CDs in… Read.
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The Fifth Cord (1971)
The Fifth Cord (1971) is a visually striking giallo thriller from Italy. While there’s plenty of fashionable outfits and stylish interior decorating, there’s an emphasis on figures placed against colossal pieces of architecture, or the use of shadows against lit windows and lamplight reflected by glass. During one sequence where petals drift through the frame… Read.
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Tale Of Cinema (2005)
Tale Of Cinema (2005) is the second film I’ve seen by the prolific South Korean director Hong Sang-soo and apparently this is the first one where he started using zooms? A scene will be playing out in a master shot and then the camera will zoom in, resetting the frame, almost haphazardly and amateurish, but… Read.
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Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance (2002)
Something about Song Kang-ho’s face – as a presence he emits an innate likeability and charm. The guy has range, of course, and it’s always compelling when a likeable film presence plays someone whose actions are considerably unlikeable. Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance (2002) is the first of the unofficial “Vengeance” trilogy from South Korean director… Read.
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