What makes Shane Carruth remarkable as a film-maker is the level of complexity he engages with in his world building. We’re only given the barest of insights into what’s actually happening, but you can’t but feel that it all makes sense if only you would just think about it long enough.
Now You See Me… is a procedural thriller with a heavy dose of spectacle, a bankable cast, a dash of mysticism, and a solid case of the smarts.
Mostly, this is a film about things not happening: characters not hooking up, couples not getting married, spontaneity fizzling out in futility, plans ending in dissolution. It’s a deliberately unambitious film, and therein lies its charm.
The Cairnes brothers are doing the Australian film industry proud with their debut horror-comedy 100 Bloody Acres. The movie has been doing pretty strongly, both home and overseas, getting audiences to laugh and squirm in equal measure. Heckler tracked them down, and promised to let them go if they’d answer a few questions…
Along the way the history of the five friends is told, some emotional tears are shed, some harsh truths are laid out, and a lot of beer is consumed.
And also they discover that a bunch of robot-y type things filled with blue goo are trying to take over the world.
Heckler reviews this off-beat comedy which comes with a side of B-Grade horror.
Michael Douglas delivers a fucking triumphant performance as Walter “Lee” Liberace. Through him we get a leery seducer, a hard-working entertainer… and a dignified superstar at the height of his powers.
History may not remember this as the best of all zombie movies, or even the most definitive…but it has everything a good zombie movie should.
In action films, bigness equals goodness. No matter whatever else is subtracted in the equation, awesomeness is the result.
An exploration of corruption, duty and morality through the escalation of reciprocal violence.
In another Heckler not-so-exclusive, we review the latest tent-pole blockbuster.
The screenplay, as written, is already funny, but in concert with Joss Whedon’s usual sense of humour it’s even funnier still.
Clandestine Childhood offers a unique perspective on a dark period of Argentine history, but keeps a small focus to prevent those elements from overwhelming the narrative. It’s a good movie, all round, and if it hasn’t made much of a splash since its release its still well worth taking a look at.
The filmmaker achieves much with what would be a very small budget, which only limits a few scenes in their scope. The film provides a wonderful snap shot into many different parts of Columbian life, contrasting the hardships of the jungle with the various forms of city life.
In 1955, Juan Peron has been exiled to Panama. To raise the cash to get him into Spain his handler pawns Evita’s prized jewels, which Franco’s wife spots and falls in love with.
