Closer (2004)
“Closer” is one of the most brilliantly-written films I’ve seen in a long time. It’s a film where the characters’ lives revolve around using sex to hurt each other, but (aside from a rather humorous “conversation”…
12 August 2005
30 July 2005
Kôkaku kidôtai 2: Inosensu (2004)
Mamoru Oshii has transcended the boundary of strict narrative. The conventional westerner will pay attention to the laborious, and at times detached, dialogue that is typical of sci-fi and noir. One might hear a line about dog food, and mistakenly think the…
19 July 2005
American Psycho (2000)
Initially, I felt that the irony of Patrick Bateman’s existence made most sense if it were all in his head…
