I have no idea how to start this review. Oh, look, I did it. Thank god. It’s hard to know what to say about the mesmeric, unique visual experience that is El Laberinto del Fauno. Trying to describe what makes the film so fascinating is like trying to tell someone about a particularly fantastic dream; you can recount the events but making them sound as fascinating as they were to you is impossible. Luckily, it’s easy to know how to [...]
Playing a handful of British dates to support their latest heart-stoppingly beautiful oeuvre (that’s album to me and you), ‘Takk…’ Sigur Rós are a thing of unearthly magnificence. Surely, if there is a heaven, Sigur Rós would be the in-house band, and ol’ J.C. would be down the front row, throwing the sandals of approval at them. Those familiar to with Sigur Rós’ previous albums will already understand the incredible emotional connection the music has with the listener, you can [...]
Here’s a curious thing on many levels. It’s a documentary about a new form of dance, shot mostly in South Central Los Angeles (you may have heard it referred to by Ice T as “the hood”) featuring black youths who paint their faces like clowns. There’s nary a gun to be seen, and despite the setting almost everything about the film is hugely uplifting and positive. It’s the only film I’ve ever seen to commence with the disclaimer “no footage [...]
It is explained to us in the first 5 minutes of Christopher Nolan’s latest offering, The Prestige, that there are three parts to any magic trick; the first act is called ‘The Pledge’; the magician shows you something ordinary, but of course… it probably isn’t. The second act is called ‘The Turn’; the magician makes his ordinary something do something extraordinary. Now if you’re looking for the secret… you won’t find it, that’s why there’s a third act called, ‘The [...]
Ah, Mr Jigsaw, what wicked music you have made these past couple of years. Is there another franchise which blurs the line between visceral and vicious with such gleeful brutality? If so, I think we need to be told. Assuming there’s not, the advent of the final episode in the Saw trilogy is cause for celebration for gorehounds and ingenious twist fans alike. ‘Cos if there’s one thing that typifies this highly influential horror series – apart from the gratuitous [...]