Chloë Sevigny

 

Chloë Sevigny

 

ph: Charlie Engman

Chloë Sevigny

 

ph: Mario Sorrenti

Chloë Sevigny

ph: Mario Sorrenti

Chloë Sevigny

Chloë Sevigny

Chloë Sevigny

Zodiac (2007)

In the late 1960s/early 1970s, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.

Unusually long, but suspenseful investigation not just of a mysterious killer, but also the obsessions it caused to three men involved with the case.

On rewatching: remarkable how subtle and intense the 70s settings are created; and the performances all around are excellent.

Maltin***1/2: "Riveting drama...Focus more on the manhunt than the crimes and shows how this frustrating case consumed the lives of reporters and detectives alike...Superbly made on every level,with meticulous re-creations of the 70s..."

The Movies I Watched in May

Afraid to Talk 1932  6 
Beyond the Reach 2014  6 
Bridge of Spies 2015  7 

Captain Fantastic 2016  7 

Deep Impact 1998  5 
Devil's Knot 2013  6 
Duel 1971  7 

Elvis & Nixon 2016  6 
Guardians of the Galaxy 2014  6 
Hesher 2010 Feature 6 
Inside Man 2006 Feature 6 
Jaws 1975  7 

Lincoln 2012  7 

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done 2009  7 

Non-Stop 2014  6
Passengers 2016  6 
Rogue One 2016  6 
Silent Running 1972  6 
Something Evil 1972  6 
Supremacy 2014  6 
The Beguiled 1971  6 
The Last House on the Left 2009  6 
The Salvation 2014  7

Zulu 2013  6

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)

Inspired by a true crime, a man begins to experience mystifying events that lead him to slay his mother with a sword.

Stylized investigation of a crime that avoids offering a simple explanation.

On renewed viewing: A great Werner Herzog movie that delves deep into its story and deliberately irritates by acknowledging and emphasizing the complexity of its topic.

Maltin**: "Genuinely odd film is ambitious but only intermittently successful, as it leaves too many unanswered questions about its characters...Given the film's general weirdness, it's no surprise that David Lynch is an executive producer."

Chloë Sevigny

Chloë Sevigny

ph: Bruce Weber

Chloë Sevigny

ph: Michael Schwartz

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)

Inspired by a true crime, a man begins to experience mystifying events that lead him to slay his mother with a sword.

Stylized investigation of a crime that avoids offering a simple explanation.