I went into the cinema with an open mind, honestly hoping to naysay the haters. But right from the opening line: “Everyone has an angel”, I knew I was on..
It’s a difficult thing not to get mired in the seriousness of social commentary when you have something particularly serious to say. Enter Louise-Michel, the absurdist story about social revolutionism, fiscal utopias and transgender-hitmen, and a film that delivers its sobering message with an indulgent dose of dark humour and sheer, unadulterated madness.
Tyler Perry adapts a famous stage play. Badly. But at least he’s not in it, dressed as a wise old granny. That was his last film.
Francis (Dolan) and Marie (Chokri) are close friends living in Montréal who meet Nicolas (Schneider) through a mutual friend at a dinner party. Both, despite claiming initial indifference, are intrigued..
Ever wondered what happened to 80s wrestling Superstar and spurious Scotsman ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper? No, neither did I, but a little research reveals that he has held down an acting career for some 20 years. Unfortunately it’s a career that peaked around 20 years ago with the lead role in John Carpenter’s They Live, and from there it was pretty much was all downhill. If you happen to look at the bottom of that hill you will find a twisted and broken wreck called Fists of Rage.
Hara-kiri was the ritual suicide performed in Japan by samurai as an alternative to disgrace or in protest against injustice. Highly ritualised, the method, otherwise known as seppuku, was self-disembowelment..
If you choose to frolic with the idea of political extremism – whilst maintaining a reasonable degree of credibility – the undertaking should be informed, cautious and precise. Blooded is none of these things and consequently every bit as heedless and unjustified as the extremist ideology it claims to condemn.
The pelican is a symbol of self-sacrifice; the legend is that the pelican it will feed its children with its own blood if there no other food is available, and..
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