Monthly Archives: February, 2012

Guitars and Ash At Odds With The World

"From the crisp formality of its acting, to the famous Salvador Dali designed dream sequence, Spellbound often seems to exist in a dimension other than our own. While the rational mind attempts to impose order on Hitchcock’s tantalizing clues and fragments, the narrative quietly expands to surprising proportions and pursues unexpected avenues, creating a sense of the hypnotically surreal."

"James Marsh once again uses his story telling brilliance to construct an emotional portrait of a chimp that informs us more about ourselves as humans than its subject. Sleek editing and a wealth of archival footage unveil a sad, and thought provoking tale of humans overstepping their reach in the name of science without regard to the well being of other living creatures."

"Overall, V/H/S is a slick and fun little romp of offerings from some newer voices in horror cinema. A much publicized incident of a couple vomiting and suffering seizures during the premier screening at Sundance 2012 may have has more to do with altitude sickness rather than disturbing imagery, as most of what occurs is quite tame by today’s horror standards. But the two standout elements of the anthology are the book ends."

"Be patient—Lee is not simply giving us a sermon because we’re captive in the theater (an obvious poke at Tyler Perry’s work discreetly peeks out of the background in the form of a poster), but he definitely has something to say, and you’ll be listening by the end."