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The Fly - Review

MikeDawson — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:53:51 -0700

WARNING: Contains spoilers throughout

Often hailed as one of the greatest science fiction horror films of all time, David Cronenberg’s The Fly is continually held in very high regard, yet is seems to be nothing more than a glorified remake of a classic film with added gore and less substance than the original, ironic due to the state of horror cinema at present.

Carrie - Review

MikeDawson — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:53:00 -0700

WARNING: Contains spoilers throughout

Carrie is the ultimate tale of revenge. The titular Carrie White is bullied by her peers, ignored by all but one of her teachers and tortured by her fanatical Bible-bashing mother that locks Carrie in a cupboard with only a model of the crucified Jesus for company. What nobody expects is that she possesses telekinetic powers.

Contemporary Obscurity: The Consequences of Love

MikeDawson — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:54:43 -0700

There is an old Chinese proverb: “Three may keep a secret, so long as two are dead”, Paolo Sorrentino’s sophomore feature film, The Consequences of Love, presents its own spin on this truism: “When two people know a secret, it’s no longer a secret.” Total isolation of the truth is the only way to keep the truth concealed and this sense of isolation extends into various facets of Sorrentino’s film - characters, visuals and narrative.

Contemporary Obscurity: The Consequences of Love - Podcast

Left_Field_Cinema — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:02:19 -0700

Paolo Sorrentino's The Consequences of Love is a flawed yet highly distinctive modern gangster film, boasting stunning photography, unusual pacing and a nuanced central performance from Toni Servillo.

Written and presented by Mike Dawson.

Asian Avant-Garde: Nobody Knows

MikeDawson — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:20:44 -0700

Nobody Knows is the most widely seen of Hirokazu Koreeda’s films, a possible reason for this is its dramatic premise: Children in Jeopardy. This premise is almost always guaranteed to peak wider interest, David Simon credited the success of The Wire’s fourth season to this factor especially amongst American audiences.