Monthly Archives: February, 2012

"Like the late Tim Hetherington, Dennis is a brave man, somehow capturing absolutely gorgeous footage despite bullets whizzing past his head, bombs going off around him, and soldiers going down in front of him. His subject in the unfortunate sergeant, is a charismatic born leader shown at both the top of his game, and his weakest moments."

"With the former film inspiring a plethora of homages (most notably, Gilliam's Twelve Monkeys) and the latter spawning a style of free-form cinema diary that would later be evoked in films by Agnès Varda and Jonathan Caouette, among many others, Marker's role as a pioneer in the latter half of the 20th century is hardly arguable."

"Like the late Tim Hetherington, Dennis is a brave man, somehow capturing absolutely gorgeous footage despite bullets whizzing past his head, bombs going off around him, and soldiers going down in front of him. His subject in the unfortunate sergeant, is a charismatic born leader shown at both the top of his game, and his weakest moments."

"Encoded in the outlandish humor that pervades the film are bits of commentary on everyday life. The most overt is Dupieux's urging to appreciate the relationships around you, which is manifested in the dog kidnapping, but also in a subplot in which a woman from the pizzeria moves between men without even realizing they have changed. Another cultural critique is found in the rainy office, an instantly recognizable visual metaphor for how dreary a 9 to 5 job can be."

Why Is Everything So Wrong? No Reason, and That's Quite Alright.