The human brain is a universe of its own. It encloses such unfathomable mysteries that modern science is only at the very initial stages of attempting to grasp its infinite complexity. So the idea that a straight-forward lobotomy might help a patient get rid of their psychological issues by simply removing a bit of grey … Continue reading »
Isn’t it great when one of your favourite directors of the moment delivers a film that’s even more brilliant and enjoyable than the previous ones? Well I felt exactly that way when I saw ‘Moonrise Kingdom’, Wes Anderson’s latest production. This follows his string of excellent comedies from ‘Rushmore’ (1998) to ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ (2001), … Continue reading »
As with other independent (or better said, “branded-as-independent”) movies mixing comedy and drama, “The Descendants” (2011) by Alexander Payne has left a bitter taste in my mouth. Not that its main topic – the rougher-than-average midlife crisis of Hawaiian notable Matt King as his wife goes into a coma after a boating accident – affected … Continue reading »
“Carnage”, Roman Polanski’s latest feature, offers a cringing insight into the animal within each of us, clumsily hiding under the thin surface of today’s society political correctness. Starring Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly, the film is a straight cinematic adaptation of French writer Yasmina Reza’s play “Le Dieu du Carnage” in … Continue reading »
