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The House That Jack Built Review: Architects Do It Better

Deirdre Crimmins — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 16:00:33 +0000

You can, and probably should, accuse director Lars von Trier of being many things, but boring is never one of them. He’s inflammatory and intentionally offensive, and his films follow suit. Through the various genre filters he has flirted with over the years, he’s given us deeply personal and deeply disturbing reflections on the human...

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Cannes Journal: ‘The House That Jack Built’

Jason Gorber — Tue, 22 May 2018 16:00:02 +0000

Lars von Trier has been banned from Cannes since 2011 when he joked about his own fascist tendencies. Invited back (but not in competition), the Danish master of the melancholic returns with a dark descent into damnation. ‘The House That Jack Built’ is a serial killer film like no other, tracing the title character (played...

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Weekend Roundtable: Ass-Kicking Action Heroines

Josh Zyber — Fri, 15 May 2015 19:00:29 +0000

As audiences line up to see ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ this weekend, they may be surprised to find a bald, robo-armed Charlize Theron on equal footing with the title hero of the film. For this week’s Roundtable, we wanted to celebrate some of cinema’s other badass action heroines who prove that girls can kick just...

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‘Nymphomaniac’ Review: Lars von Trier’s Latest Provocation

Philip Brown — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 13:00:39 +0000

For years, Lars von Trier has threatened to deliver his take on an “erotic” movie. The plucky provocateur has always brought an exploitation filmmaker’s chutzpah and showmanship to his career. Backed by a delightfully nasty ad campaign and the promise of X-rated director’s cuts with CG-inserted porn star naughty bits, ‘Nymphomaniac’ thankfully proves to be...

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The Netflix Stream: Week of July 21st, 2011

Dick Ward — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:00:00 +0000

There’s not much leaving the Netflix stream in terms of greatness this week, but there’s even less coming to it. We’re losing the usual glut of movies, but only getting two in return. That’s right – two. Leaving the Stream ‘Purple Rain’ (7/22): Don’t act like you’re too good to enjoy a little Prince. Is...

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