Saturday, February 12, 2022
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Thursday, February 10, 2022
Author: Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist, and short-story writer. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for two of her published collections, The Colossus and Other Poems (1960) and Ariel (1965), as well as The Bell Jar, a semi-autobiographical novel published shortly before her death in 1963.
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Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Casting JonBenet (2017)
In the months following the unsolved murder of 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, responses were elicited from her Colorado hometown community, creating a work of art from the collective memories and mythologies the crime inspired.
Unusual documentary hybrid takes the occasion of a casting to shine indirect light on a high-profile unsolved true crime mystery; fascinating and unsettling at the same time it does presume that its audience already is informed about the actual case.
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Lykke-Per (2018)
A gifted engineer flees his austere roots to pursue wealth and success among Copenhagen's elite, but the pride propelling him threatens to be his ruin.
Intense, stirring and finally heart-wrenching period epic gives a vivid portrayal of a young talented man whose pride and obstinacy boycotts his opportunities despite all the goodness and candor others offer him; wonderfully staged and photographed with a great ensemble.
Monday, February 7, 2022
Army of the Dead (2021)
Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.
Typical for its director, this is a top-notch production of a zombie movie, with a good team of characters, lots of action and gore and some dark humor, but all in all it's quite a silly mash-up of genres.
Sunday, February 6, 2022
Pursued (1947)
A boy haunted by nightmares about the night his entire family was murdered is brought up by a neighboring family in the 1880s. He falls for his lovely adoptive sister but his nasty adoptive brother and mysterious uncle want him dead.
Dark noir Western reaps ups the
passions in a mysterious, violent family feud with a doomed Robert
Mitchum caught in its midst; compelling with beautiful black-and-white
cinematography.
Halliwell*: "Glum, good-looking revenge Western."
Maltin***: "Grim, passionate Western noir, a family saga of love, hate, revenge, and a hint of incest...Stunning photography..."
