Kristen Stewart

 

New Stuff: Underwater

 

Kristen Stewart

 

The Movies I Watched in September

Die Blechtrommel 1979  6/10 

The Card Counter 2021 7/10

Clouds of Sils Maria 2014  7/10

 

Der Fall Wilhelm Reich 2012  6/10

Gasherbrum - Der leuchtende Berg 1985 6/10

Get Out 2017  8/10

 

Girls Against Boys 2012  5/10 

The Good Girl 2002  7/10

 Herz aus Glas 1976  7/10

The Hills Have Eyes 1977 6/10 

How much Wood would a Woodchuck chuck... - Beobachtungen zu einer neuen Sprache 1976  6/10

I Came By 2022 6/10

Kairo 2001  7/10

Das letzte Land 2019  6/10 

Leviafan 2014  7/10

Die Liebesbriefe einer portugiesischen Nonne 1977  6/10

Little Joe 2019  6/10

Maps to the Stars 2014  7/10

 

Muri shinjû: Nihon no natsu 1967  7/10

 Musa 2001  6/10

Nihon no higeki 1953  7/10

 

Ringu 1998  8/10

Ringu 0: Bâsudei 2000  6/10

Ringu 2 1999  6/10

Rofuto 2005  6/10 

Salt 2013  6/10

Shi mian mai fu 2004 8/10

 

Sien lui yau wan II: Yan gaan dou 1990 6/10

Sien lui yau wan III: Dou dou dou 1991  6/10

Stroszek 1977 7/10 

Wayne's World 1992  7/10

Wayne's World 2 1993  6/10

Wo hu cang long 2000  9/10

Les yeux sans visage 1960  10/10

 Ying xiong 2002  9/10

New Stuff: Sight & Sound

 

Seberg (2019)

 

 

In the late 1960s, Hoover's FBI targeted Jean Seberg because of her political and romantic involvement with civil rights activist Hakim Jamal. 

 

Despite excellent production with good period detail and a noteworthy performance by Kristen Stewart, this film falls short of presenting a cohesive psychological portrait of Jean Seberg. 

 

Kristen Stewart

ph: Liz Collins

Still Alice (2014)

A linguistics professor and her family find their bonds tested when she is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.

Good, but not very thorough look at the descent into Alzheimer's and its impact; great vehicle to showcase Julianne Moore's talent, together with a capable supporting cast.

Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart

ph: Paolo Roversi

Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.

A fairy tale is turned into a  dark and violent fantasy film in a style more like The Lord of the Rings than a children's movie; one also wonders what was wrong with the classic tale to be expanded into such a heavy Hollywood production.

Maltin*1/2: "Poisonous retelling of the famous fairy tale...Grim in every sense of the word. Theron's performance has no nuance or shading (just shouting) and Stewart has little presence. Novelty of familiar, full-sized British actors as the seven dwarfs offers too little too late in this long, violent, ponderous production."

Welcome to the Rileys (2010)

 

 

On a business trip to New Orleans, a damaged man seeks salvation by caring for a wayward young woman. 

 

Offbeat little indie drama with a far-fetched and not always convincing story, but the cast makes it work finely.

 

Maltin***: "Low-key drama may be a stretch if one takes it literally, but it works as a metaphor about people who need to reconnect with life. It's also a fine showcase for its three leading actors."

Kristen Stewart

ph: Vincent Peters

The Runaways (2010)

A coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways.

The movie has a good cast and some accurate period detail and emphasizes the conflicts within the band, but is slow-paced and hardly captures the thrill and excitement of an up-and-coming rock'n'roll band.

Maltin***: "Although the genre is well worn, this telling seems genuine and fresh; Fanning and Shannon are exceptionally good...Impressive feature debut for Sigismondi..."

Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)

A film star comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself while starring in a revival of the play that launched her career.

A complex and extensive study of what performing art (and fictionality in general) may mean in relation to reality; the director finds many fine nuances to the topic, but the movie succeeds mainly on the superb and awe-inspiring performances of its cast.

Kristen Stewart

ph: Vincent Peters

Kristen Stewart

Jumper (2008)

 

 

A teenager with teleportation abilities suddenly finds himself in the middle of an ancient war between those like him and their sworn annihilators.

 

A ridiculous premise gets the full big budget realization, and one wonders: who finances, who makes, who wants to see this stuff?

 

Maltin**: "Sci-fi and action-thriller genres awkwardly blend in this overblown (albeit fast-paced) account..."

 

Kristen Stewart

ph: Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin

Twilight (2008)

A teenage girl risks everything when she falls in love with a vampire.

Watchable teenage vampire romance competently aimed at a juvenile female audience, but don't expect anything more than that.

By the way: every time I see such a high school flic, I'm so glad I never had to attend that in the United States.