Fateless (2005)
First published by EyeforFilm In Fateless (Sorstalansag), Nobel Prize winner Imre Kertesz adapts his 1975 debut novel, which was based on his teenage experiences as a survivor of the Nazi … Continue reading
Watchmen (2009)
First published by EyeforFilm “Oh, the times, they are a-changin’”, goes Bob Dylan’s lyric over the opening credits of Zack Snyder’s Watchmen, and it turns out to be true in … Continue reading
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
First published by EyeforFilm Remember the scenes of mass destruction in and around Metropolis with which Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel (2013) ended? Well, it turns out that Bruce Wayne … Continue reading
The Mind’s Eye (2015)
First published by EyeforFilm Filmmakers love to look back to the movies that were the bread and butter of their formative years, helping make them who they are today – … Continue reading
Patchwork (2015)
First published by EyeforFilm One evening – Friday the 13th, if you listen carefully – three complete strangers all spend an evening in the same bar, without actually running into … Continue reading
The Dark Knight (2008)
First published by musicOMH Every generation gets the Batman it deserves. The television series and movie spin-off of the mid-sixties was pure camp comedy dressed in a pop-art colour scheme. … Continue reading
Batman Begins (2005)
First published by Movie Gazette Since his first appearance in 1939, ‘The Bat-Man’, masked vigilante over the streets of Gotham City, has proved to be an enduring favourite of the … Continue reading
Santa Sangre (1989)
First published by Little White Lies When Midnight Movie maestro Alejandro Jodorowsky (The Holy Mountain) was commissioned by producer Claudio Argento, brother of giallo king Dario, to “make a picture … Continue reading
The Holy Mountain (1973)
First published by EyeforFilm In a sense Alejandro Jodorowsky’s first three feature films – Fando y Lis (1968), El Topo (1970) and The Holy Mountain (1973) – all tell essentially the same story: a … Continue reading
El Topo (1970)
First published by EyeforFilm “If you are great, El Topo is a great picture. If you are limited, El Topo is limited.” So says Alejandro Jodorowsky, writer, director and star … Continue reading
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