There is something anachronistic about seeing a film of cannibals off in 2015. This sub-genre has had a small golden age during the 70s / 80s, whose emblem is the controversial Cannibal Holocaust. Reserved to a niche reduced, this segment of the horror cinema is also a time when Italian industry was still its word […]
[CRITICAL] THE HIT GIRLS
[critical] The Island
In a few decades… Lincoln Six-Echo and her friend, Jordan Two-Delta are among the hundreds of Products a huge colony underground, where life is closely monitored and governed by the codes very strict. The only hope of escaping this universe sterile is to be selected for a transfer on “the Island”. According to the leaders […]
[critical] THE HUMBLING
Célèbre theater actor, Simon Axler is sinking into depression to the point of becoming suicidal when he loses suddenly and inexplicably his gift. To try to recover the sacred fire, he starts an affair with a lesbian, two times younger than him. But very quickly, their relationship to sow chaos, while old acquaintances of the […]
[critical] The Killer Inside Me
Lou has a bunch of problems. Problems with women. Problems with the law. Too many murders begin to accumulate in the jurisdiction of his small Texas town. And most importantly, Lou is a killer, sadist and psychopath. When suspicions begin to weigh on him, he is left with not a lot of time before being […]
[CRITICAL] THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER
THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER, presented at Sundance in US Dramatic Competition is a moving film that evokes a subtle awakening to the art and to the beauty and the limits of education between parents and teachers. Passionate about his work as a teacher in a kindergarten, Lisa (Maggie Gyllenhaal) teaches all the possible ways : the […]
[CRITICAL] THE LOOK OF SILENCE
Les to testimonies collected by Joshua Oppenheimer hit first by their excessiveness. And then, one comes to grasp the magnitude : this evidence is comparable to the films shown during the Nuremberg trials to condemn the crimes against Humanity undertaken by the Nazis. In 1965, the indonesian army takes advantage of the confrontation between the […]