Are biopics of people who are still alive analytical enough?
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BURNING ★★★★★ D: Lee Chang-dong (Poetry, Secret Sunshine, Oasis, Peppermint Candy, Green Fish). S: Ah-In Yoo, Steven Yeun, Jong-seo Jeon, Seong-kun Mun. Six for six from director Lee Chang-dong. 148 minutes of gripping, creeping emotional devastation. Class and gender discourse are mixed into a story concerning crushing loneliness. My review: http://www.filmaluation.com/burning.html  It is actor Winona Ryder’s birthday. Her top 5 films: - BEETLEJUICE - EDWARD SCISSORHANDS - EXPERIMENTER - STAR TREK - THE AGE OF INNOCENCE  THE AGE OF INNOCENCE It is actor Joaquin Phoenix’s birthday. His top 5 films: - DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT - GLADIATOR - HER - THE SISTERS BROTHERS - YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE  HER BORDER ★★★★☆ D: Ali Abbasi (Shelley). S: Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Ann Petrén, Sten Ljunggren. A very rare cinema occurrence: An uncategorisable film. Continually evolving, it feels like a lot of thought has gone in. Disturbing, as you'd predict from the author of 'Let the Right One In'. My review: http://www.filmaluation.com/border.html  HOLD THE DARK ★★★★½ D: Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room, Blue Ruin, Murder Party). S: Jeffrey Wright Alexander Skarsgård, Riley Keough, James Badge Dale. Genre directors can learn from Jeremy Saulnier. All four of his films build on what has gone before. HOLD THE DARK is his best. So far.   ILLANG: THE WOLF BRIGADE ★★★★☆ D: Kim Jee-woon (Illang: The Wolf Brigade, The Age of Shadows, The Last Stand, I Saw the Devil, The Good the Bad the Weird, A Bittersweet Life, A Tale of Two Sisters, The Foul King, The Quiet Family.) S: Woo-sung Jung, Hyo-Joo Han, Dong-won Gang. Director Kim Jee-woon returns to form after the disappointing 'Age of Shadows'. A political sci-fi dystopia flick that doesn't skimp on action.   |
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Filmaluation is dedicated to arts culture, with a particular focus on film. I care about intelligence, quality and entertainment. Need some movie and TV show recommendations? See the drop down to the right of the Home tab. Enjoy. The vital ambitions of art and entertainment: - Perceptiveness - Illumination - The unexpected - Innovation Brains and soul are key; but adrenaline junkies do not fret, there is also much love for an experience that delivers a sucker-punch to the guts via stunningly delivered thrills. Noun, “filmaluation”: The evaluation of a film Verb, "to filmaluate”: To evaluate a film I am well aware how difficult it is to make a film, put on a stage play, create a television show, write a novel, let alone make something of note. (That appreciation doesn’t stop me from having high standards though.) This online magazine is edited by Hemanth Kissoon. Filmaluation is owned by Filmaluation Limited (Company number 8549302. Registered in England and Wales) Archives
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