Punctuation Matters: or, How Lars von Trier Got The Titular Brackets Bandwagon Rolling
First published by Grolsch FilmWorks An early teaser poster for Lars von Trier’s most recent feature(s) comprised nothing more than the writer/director’s name above the film’s title, both written in … Continue reading
August 8, 2014 · Leave a comment
Nymphomaniac Volumes 1 and 2 (2013)
Review first published (in slightly shorter version) by Film4. Synopsis: Controversial Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier rounds off his ‘Trilogy of Depression’ with a tale (in two parts) of sexual … Continue reading
February 21, 2014 · 1 Comment
The Five Obstructions (2003)
My review for Movie Gazette, back in the day – and one of my favourite films. In 1967, Danish director Jørgen Leth made a short black and white film called … Continue reading
March 27, 2013 · 1 Comment