Nightcrawler (2014)
American Success Story: Nightcrawler (2014) Absolutely bloody shocking is the only word (well, three words) for our first shot of Jake Gyllenhaal inhabiting the role of Lou Bloom. The actor appears to have put himself on a diet that has brought out the planes and angles of his face to a frightening degree. Couple that with his manic, brightly staring eyes and a feeling that he is just barely keeping the lid on his insanity and you...
Fury (2014)
‘The Best Job I Ever Had…’ Fury (2014) As I sat down to watch this film it passed through my mind that Brad Pitt shouldn’t have too much trouble with the German army, since last year he took out an entire planet full of zombies; and that was the last facetious thought that I had for the next couple of hours, because Fury is a grim and savage affair with only the very blackest of humour and heavy on the violence of tank warfare...
A Novel by David Cronenberg: Consumed
A Novel by David Cronenberg: Consumed Do you recall those great lines in David Cronenberg’s brilliant 1986 film The Fly, delivered by Jeff Goldblum as Seth Brundle? “Insects don’t have politics. They’re very brutal. No compassion, no compromise. We can’t trust the insect. I’d like to become the first insect politician.” Leaving aside the obvious fact that several Irish politicians had Jeff well beat to the punch, I’ve always...
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