David Michôd
Amanda Mazzillo rounds up the late night films with reviews of The Lodge, In Fabric, The King and Parasite from SCAD Savannah Film Festival.
While it does contain so interesting moments to keep you attention, The King is not worthy starting in the first place.
A newly crowned king must navigate palace politics, the war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his past life.
The King may not be Michôd’s best by any means, but with strong performances and cinematography, it’s a strong effort nonetheless.
In part due to overly pushy satirical agenda and an awkward performance from Brad Pitt, War Machine is a failed attempt at a modern war film.
War Machine is Netflix’s potentially unpopular war satire, taking jabs at America’s strategy in Afghanistan while troops are still fighting.
Australia’s film industry has always been a little unstable. From the decline of Australian-made films in the inter-war period to the increased arts funding by the liberal government of John Gorton, the industry seems to travel in peaks and troughs much more than the American industry. Indeed, the fierce competition from American-made movies no doubt contributes to the infrequency of big-selling Aussie flicks.
This is a continuation of “Beyond Hollywood’s Mafia” with more great gangster films from around the world. There’s a rich tapestry in this field to draw from, as films influence filmmakers, writers and directors making more and more fascinating movies about crime. Some directors may have already appeared in the first list, but all these titles are new and differ, one way or another from the first installment, enjoy!
Here at Film Inquiry, we were quite excited about The Rover. The trailer looked very promising; moreover, the movie was directed by famous and notorious director David Michôd. Famous for his hauntingly emotional scripts, notorious for the amounts of violence he tends to feature.
David Michôd’s upcoming drama The Rover looks, in a word, bleak. Set ten years after a global economic collapse, The Rover tells the story of Eric (Guy Pearce) an embittered ex-solider hellbent on tracking down the gang who stole his car – the last of his worldly possessions. Along the dusty path to retribution, Eric encounters Reynolds (Robert Pattinson), the discarded brother of one of the gang members.