Guy Maddin
Movie Review: Shorts 6 — It Hurts to Laugh (comedy; Chicago International Film Festival)
Blocks (USA) 3 stars out of 5 Not affiliated with the Lego Movie series, but the popular connecting blocks do play a role here. We have a stressed-out mom and something strange starts happening. It’s basically one joke, but likable enough. Play Schengen 2.5 stars out of 5 Cute and timely concept — gamers pitching […]
Movie Review: The Forbidden Room
4 stars out of 5 I’ll be honest with you — I have no idea what to make of this movie, but I still enjoyed the hell out of it. The works of Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin are certainly not for everybody, but if you’re lucky enough to be remotely on his wavelength, he rewards […]
DVD Review: Keyhole
3.5 stars out of 5 I don’t normally review DVDs but this had a very short theatrical run so back off, OK? I am somewhat obsessed with the films of Guy Maddin, insane genius from the north. If you’ve never seen one of his movies, I don’t think this is the place to start. I […]
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