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 […]
[critical] The Loved Ones
Lola, the girl, the more shy of the high school, offers to Brent to accompany him to the prom. As he had planned to go with Holly, his girlfriend, he declined politely the invitation. But Lola does not like to be told no… Author’s Note [rating:9/10] • Release Date : unknown • Directed by Sean […]
[CRITICAL] THE MEND
It gives off a feeling of strangeness, of blur, the output of THE MEND, the first feature film from director John Magary. Indeed, the vision of the work, emerges both a sense of déjà-vu (characters new yorkers who pose existential questions) and at the same time, there is an originality that leaves us quite perplexed […]
[critical] THE MIRROR
On cannot be repeated enough : to make a good horror film, it is necessary to first find the object on which to focus the anxieties of the spectators. By becoming THE MIRROR for its French release, the friendly OCULUS already gives away what will be the object chosen to attract and catalyze all the […]
[critical] The Murderer
Yanji, a chinese city of the Prefecture of Yanbian, wedged between North Korea and Russia, which are home to some 800 000 Chinese-koreans known as the “Joseon-Jok.” 50% of this population lives in illegal activity. Gu-nam, a taxi driver, leads a miserable life. Since six months he is without news from his wife, part in […]
[critical] THE NOVEMBER MAN
THE NOVEMBER MAN is steeped in influences ; between Jason Bourne and all the commonplaces of the espionage film… It is the great quality and the large defect of the film. It is nothing more than a product to be effective, but ultra-calibrated and without originality The story : there is no worse enemy than […]
[critical] The Place Beyond The Pines
Stunt motorcycle, Luke is renowned for its spectacular number of the “globe of death”. When his traveling show returns to Schenectady, in the State of New York, he discovers that Romina, with whom he had had an adventure, just gave birth to his son… To meet the needs of those who are now his family, […]