film criticism by maryann johanson | celebrating 25 years: 1997–2022
A significant new retrospective of the legendary and hugely influential Russian filmmaker is a fresh opportunity to see some gorgeous films on a big screen.
These films act like what it means to be a woman is purely about sex and bodies, purely about interacting with men in no other way than a sexual one.
A salacious yet also tedious portrayal of a woman who would appear to confirm all the nastiest stereotypes about women.
I don’t recommend the film, but this is a unique opportunity, and I thought you’d like to know about it if you’re inclined to see the film anyway.
Lars Von Trier has a new movie coming soon. It’s called Nymphomaniac. Here’s the teaser poster…
Depression is like an enormous rogue planet entering your solar system and ripping your world apart…
Plus: Cannes shocked by We Need to Talk About Kevin and Lars von Trier; family values robot from the future Arnold Schwarzenegger turns out to be a hypocrite…
Oh, The Onion, you always crack me up: Denmark Introduces Harrowing New Tourism Ads Directed By Lars Von Trier
It seems like everywhere I turned this week for movie news, it was all the same: So-and-so has signed on for a remake, a sequel, a prequel, a reboot, or a reimagining: Christopher Nolan is reinventing Superman… Martin Scorsese and Robert DeNiro are remaking Taxi Driver with Lars Von Trier… Wuthering Heights is getting the … more…
Oh boy, I’m gonna get a look at Lars von Trier’s latest, the now notorious Antichrist (opens in the U.S. on October 23; available on DVD in Region 2 on November 23) this week. I’m sort of dreading it, but in a good way — does that make sense? At least Willem Dafoe is pretty … more…
