Monthly Archives: September, 2011

"Intentionally hypnotized - if not hypnotic - performances from his leads, including a winning Jason Patric, stamp the corners with a biting, absurdist humour that remains Maddin's purest talent. Looking sleek and professional in a crisp HD resolution, the Canadian seems to be progressing his style in baby steps, clinging tightly to his reputed signatures."

A stylistic departure from his breakout international debut film Reprise, Joachim Trier's Oslo, August 31st is a mature sophomore effort knee deep in the search for the meaning and purpose of life in contemporary Norway.

...three years later with the Directors' Fortnight selected Play, a newspaper headline-grabbing true story that took place in Sweden a couple of years back, he details the conflict between groups via a demo of the population who often must fiend for themselves the best way they know how and under minimal, but not totally absent supervision.

Past it’s Dancing Day

Guy Maddin Goes Talkie with Gangsters, Ghosts, and Glory Holes Galore