allegory
Darren Aronofsky’s Mother! is a unique and confusing experience that will stay with you, long after the film has ended.
We’re addressing what other people are saying about Okja – in particular, its most common criticisms, and why they’re wrong.
Arrival and Hell or High Water are both allegorical, effective films from last year, yet they also tend to state their themes too bluntly.
There are few novels considered “unfilmable” that haven’t been translated to the big screen. High-Rise, director Ben Wheatley’s adaptation of J.G Ballard’s cult 1975 sci-fi novel, is the rare movie adaptation that doesn’t feel like it has been adapted, so peculiar and distinctive to the director is the increasing foregoing of narrative in favour of societally depraved surrealism.
In 1971 a particularly interesting film bestowed with an X rating made its way to a limited release in New York City and Los Angeles. This film was not a commercial success. It was a film that was so “out there” some reviewers refused to even see it.