Tag Archives: Udo Kier

FLIX PIX (992): “BACURAU is Wicked Fun”

BACURAU (directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles, 2019) **** (out of 5) . > This wicked Brazilian drama was rumored to be a shoo-in for a Best International Feature nomination, but that never happened. . Brazil submitted another entry. … Continue reading

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FLIX PIX (958): “Lunatic Filmmaker Guy Maddin Bids Us Enter THE FORBIDDEN ROOM”

THE FORBIDDEN ROOM (directed by Guy Maddin, 2015) ****+ (out of 5) . > Canada’s fractured genius Guy Maddin is absolutely one of a kind. No other filmmaker anywhere on the planet is in his lane. . Judging by his body … Continue reading

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FLIX PIX (627): “Werner Herzog Asks: MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE?”

MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE? (directed by Warner Herzog, 2009) ** (out of 5) . > All the ingredients are here but the soufflé never rises in this, the only outright bad film I’ve ever seen from … Continue reading

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KPK on the CINEMA (97): The Films of March 2020

. March 2020 came in like a lamb… went out like a lion! This world we have taken for granted may never be the same again. One good thing about this social distancing, shelter in place era… Plenty of time … Continue reading

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FLIX PIX (6): “MELANCHOLIA: Lars von Trier’s Very Dark View of Humanity”

Danish bad-boy artist, experimental auteur, Hitler apologist, and “legitimate” pornographer Lars von Trier reinvents cinema again with MELANCHOLIA a charcoal dark meditation on depression, denial and desperation. ****+ (out of 5) > This most unusual drama packs a killer wallop … Continue reading

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