DANCER IN THE DARK
It’s based on a fairy tail and done as a melodrama and musical, so it uses the logic of all three.
DARKNESS
Foreign countries are inherently evil, and only by returning to the States can one be fully cleansed.
DEAD OR ALIVE
I purchased this DVD knowing that a character is drowned in a kiddy pool full of feces. I did not know that afterwards her killer says, “I did it again.”
DECALOGUE 5
We see the humanity of the killer, but the murder is brutal and cold in a way that will test our compassion when he faces his sentence.
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
I’d go so far as to say that it’s better than “Enough” and “Are You Hot?” combined.
DIE ANOTHER DAY
My final complaint is Madonna. To make matters worse, she’s in this movie.
HERO (Ying Xiong)
Hero is “presented by Quentin Tarantino,” which is appropriate because it is a film with everything but substance
HIDDEN FORTRESS (Kakushi-toride no san-akunin)
We see the emotions and behavior of individuals–courage, fear, rage–but the flow and outcome of the combat are mechanical.
HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER
You want a woman, you rape her, and she likes it, only becoming angry when you “don’t go back for more.”
