Director: Dodo Dayao
Number of viewings: 1
Comments: This film scared the shit out of me. I'm glad I got to see the film on the big screen. A laptop cannot do justice to the sound design in the picture. The appropriation of religious imagery adds a lot to the horror and dread that permeates throughout the picture. Each act is punctuated by suicide.
Director: Romain Basset
Number of viewings: 1
Comments: The film leans heavily on the work of Guillermo Del Toro, specifically Pan's Labyrinth. The film is bloated with metaphors and stark imagery, but a lot of the time the film seems to be trying to hard. When Del Toro did it it felt organic, but Basset's attempt feels hollow most of the time.
Director: Johnnie To
Number of viewings: ~3
Comments: Classic Johnnie To crime film. Spare, lean, and uber-masculine.
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