Scarface 2/05/08
by Thursday Next
Is Scarface the ultimate eighties movie? As trashy and flashy as a Duran Duran video, Brian De Palma’s remake of Howard Hawks’ 1932 gangster classic certainly captures the fabled ‘greed is good’ mantra of the eighties. ...
Candy 1/18/08
by Thursday Next
There are harrowing scenes in this film, and frank discussion about prostitution. It is not always easy to watch, and sometimes it is a little drawn out, but it is filmed in a way which blends realism with poetry, and the beautiful moments make the ugly ones bearable. ...
Innocence 12/01/07
by Thursday Next
Boarding school drama, horror film, gothic fantasy, mystery, allegory for girlhood, exploration of innocence, an exercise in style and misdirection – Innocence is all of these. ...
Downfall 11/02/07
by Thursday Next
Downfall is an important film in that it is a German film about German history and in that it shows us Nazis as human beings. ...
Gohatto (Taboo) 9/16/07
by Thursday Next
If this review is more questions than facts or even opinion, it is because the film itself is more about questions than answers, more about mystery and beauty than plot or character. ...