Exotica (1994): A Confounding Tale of Strange Obsessions and Unbearable Suffering: What happens when you lose someone close to you? How do you go on about your life as if nothing happened?…
Tag: 1994
Krzysztof Kieślowski’s last directorial venture- the final installation in the Three Colors trilogy, is as dense a film as it is beautiful. Was it a parting gift for the audience that Kieślowski…
The Performance of Toiletry: The act of performing ‘toiletry’ or the act of grooming and cleaning oneself using items such as toothpaste, creams, cologne etc is classically used as a preparatory act…
Back in 1994, Miramax studios released The Crow, which was the last movie ever made by Brandon Lee. This was a cinematic retelling of the 1989 comic book by the same name,…
Kelly Reichardt’s characters are usually not in a hurry and they do not have any money. In ‘River of Grass,’ a couple is trying to leave Florida; ‘Meek’s Cutoff’ has a group…
Quiz Show [1994] Review – A Thought-provoking Look at the Shallowness and Chicanery of Show Business
Time and again Hollywood has explored the theme of television’s superficiality and deception. In Sidney Lumet’s Network (1976), an agitated broadcaster screams at his viewers, “This is mass madness, you maniacs! In…
