ph: Nicole Heiniger
Sunday, January 25, 2015
R.I.P. Edgar Froese
Eulogy:
http://pitchfork.com/news/58193-tangerine-dream-founder-edgar-froese-has-died/
Django Unchained (2012)
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Undoubtedly, another showcase of Tarantino's expertise, well scripted and executed with many cinematic allusions, at first slow-paced and only slowly gaining momentum, but the climax is drawn out much too long and is (need I say?) far too violent.
Maltin**1/2: "Another "historical" revenge fantasy from Tarantino, filtered through a variety of film tropes in the mold of INGLOURIOUS BASTARDS. This has some outrageously entertaining (not to mention violent) sequences and an overall exuberance, but never quite coheres and is also fatally overlong, diluting its impact and often-challenging ideas. Extremely well made, with an appropriately eclectic soundtrack that leans heavily on Ennio Morricone."
To the Wonder (2012)
After falling in love in Paris, a couple come to Oklahoma, where problems arise, their church's Spanish-born pastor struggles with his faith, while Neil encounters a woman from his childhood.
A risky and not fully successful attempt to encompass the phenomenon of love, utilizing mesmering aesthetics and beautiful images, a great cast, but unfortunately one unnerving lead performance; Malick's next movie, The Tree of Love, is similar in its approach, but superior in its vision.
Maltin*1/2: "Malick's dirge-like romantic drama...Snail-paced, even for Malick, this misfire will appeal only to rabid fans of the auteurist director, who indulges in his worst habits and leaves a good cast adrift - literally. Affleck wanders around mumbling lines and the beautiful Kurylenko is wasted here."
Clash of the Titans (2010)
Perseus, mortal son of Zeus, battles the minions of the underworld to stop them from conquering heaven and earth.
It's silly for sure, but a nicely updated and maybe even superior version compared to the 1981 movie; I'd say ideal for an adolescent audience. And Natalia Vodianova appears as Medusa!
Maltin**1/2: "Some of these scenes are genuinely exciting, but there are dull patches in between."
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