Sentences with phrase «cronenbergian revenge tale»

Chapter 2 takes the revenge tale of the first and deepens the narrative to many satisfying points.

It would be a spoiler to say much more, but Fargeat finds interesting angles to grind the bones of a traditional revenge tale.

Fargeat has staged the closest thing to a feminist rape - revenge tale since Abel Ferrara's «Ms. 45,» but she's not given to the same street - level grit and psychosis.

Still, the open style of the game means that the story did suffer, it feels like a classic revenge tale, but at times you might miss out on things simply because you're in the wrong

Still, the open style of the game means that the story did suffer, it feels like a classic revenge tale, but at times you might miss out on things simply because you're in the wrong place at the wrong time.

One is a Western revenge tale, while the other is a cyberpunk thriller.

Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell are in sparkling form in this hugely entertaining and original grief - and - revenge tale from the writer - director of In Bruges.

The film itself is an origin story, a love story and a revenge tale.

«The Revenant» was on and off the table at such meetings for 11 years, since Anonymous producer Keith Redmon first optioned the novel, a 19th - century frontier revenge tale written by client Michael Punke.

Much like «Inglourious Basterds» in that it's another revenge tale based somewhat in historical fact (although there are no real - life figures this time around), «Django Unchained» also reveals itself to be somewhat of a buddy comedy, at least in the first hour when Django and Dr. Schultz travel around the country collecting bounties.

It's not that I couldn't understand the base of the film being a revenge tale; this is very much clear as day, but it is the film's sense of humor that borders on being dry and black, to other points I feel it's just a Norwegian thing.

The story is a classic revenge tale that we've seen a thousand times before but with a twist.

What then follows is your fairly standard revenge tale where you'll have to take down each member one by one.

Bruce Lee, Brian De Palma, Shaw Brothers, Sonny Chiba, and a plethora of others all add up to what can only be described as a magnum opus of pulp Asian and American revenge tales of old.

What It's About: «An art gallery owner (Amy Adams) is haunted by her ex-husband's (Jake Gyllenhaal) novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a veiled threat and a symbolic revenge tale.»

The main arc of its narrative relies on a commonplace revenge tale that Scorsese pays very little attention to and puts very little care in.

What starts as a revenge tale unconvincingly morphs into a bitter, lonely middle - aged man bonding with a young Indian kid (whose parents don't seem to feel one way or another about this weird man hanging out with their kid alone in a hotel, giving him copies of Maxim magazine).

For two hours, Scorsese fleshes out the backdrop and hits the main points of the revenge tale.

The central narrative arc of the story is the revenge tale, and Amsterdam's attempts to get close enough to Bill to kill him.

The duo has reunited for Dead Man Down, a revenge tale in which Rapace plays a woman who coerces hit man Victor (Colin Farrell) into helping her execute a revenge plot.

Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell are on sparkling form in this hugely entertaining and original grief - and - revenge tale from the writer - director of «In Bruges»

Adi Shankar and Spencer Silna's 1984 Private Defense Contractors will produce an English - language version of the revenge tale

A crime thriller melodrama transformed into an explosive revenge tale with the suave Chow Yun - fat as the soulful hitman of the title and Sally Yeh as a nightclub singer blinded during one of his assignments, it melds such divergent films as Jean - Pierre Melville's Le Samourai and Douglas Sirk's Magnificent Obsession into an explosive revenge tale.

Years after Susan broke his heart, the revenge tale he's written unpacks itself like a Russian nesting doll, making for a cinematic experience as gripping as it is gorgeous.

«The Revenant» Alejandro G. Inarritu's dark revenge tale is getting lots of awards traction, particularly for Leonardo DiCaprio's performance.

The shift from offbeat drama to dark revenge tale makes certain aspects like the fast - paced score and precise framing click into place.

From there it turns into a combination Robin Hood story, revenge tale, and confidence game with three players constantly shifting alliances (and sometimes identities).

Season 3 of Fargo ends by turning into an old - fashioned revenge tale, one where agents of chaos are called upon to finally help restore some order.

, a documentary about the battle over prescription pain medicine; Pet Fooled, a documentary about the dangers that lurk in your pet's food; the Criterion Collection's Blu - ray release of actor Marlon Brando's sole outing as a director, the 1961 Western One - Eyed Jacks, a great revenge tale that pits partner against partner; and the Criterion's massive Blu - ray collection, «Trilogía de Guillermo del Toro,» which features director Guillermo del Toro's Cronos, The Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labyrinth (his three Spanish - language films), each exploring different facets of the juncture of the real and the fantastic.

It's a revenge tale that frequently takes pit stops from its action to portray Dom's grief, which in this case amounts to watching a darkness - shrouded Diesel stare blankly off into the distance to the tune of sad electronic muzak.

So I guess I'm supposed to tell you that this was the final film appearance for Astaire, Fairbanks, and Douglas (who died before the film was released), and that the film simplified Straub's novel quite a bit, presenting it as a more straightforward supernatural revenge tale and doing away with the race of horrifying mythological shape - shifters that were presented as the main threat in the book.

Overall, Prevenge is a breath of fresh air, breaking with tradition by providing a distinctly feminine revenge tale that doesn't skimp on the violence or laughs.

Margot Robbie, Simon Pegg and Mike Myers star in Vaughn Stein's lurid, Cronenbergian revenge tale «Terminal,» but 20 minutes into its groaner prattle and inaccessible characters, the shoot - everbody finale of «Reservoir Dogs» would be a welcome relief.

Lanthimos (Dogtooth, The Lobster) builds his bizarre revenge tale around a heart surgeon,... Continue reading →

An art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a veiled threat and a symbolic revenge tale.

«SABOTAGEis a really flat revenge tale that doesn't come close to giving what they are advertising.»

What follows is a kind of revenge tale, but one that's really astute about relationships and desire.

The story overall is intriguing as any revenge tale, but what makes it unique is its setting.

It's a simple revenge tale really: Max Cady gets out of prison and stalks the family of the lawyer whom he feels was responsible for putting him away.

Winding Refn takes a pretty basic revenge tale and shoots it in long, expressive takes and deep red hues.

Yorgos Lanthimos» «The Killing of a Sacred Deer,» on the surface is more straightforward and less surreal than his last film, «The Lobster,» but this chilling revenge tale starring Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman is deadly in its subtle cruelty.

Last week we saw the fantastic trailer for Jeremy Saulnier's revenge tale Blue Ruin, and since we're starting to inch closer to its release date, a gorgeous new poster has been released that is quite literally mind - blowing.

The R - rated hit - man revenge tale from Lionsgate opened with $ 14.2 million in second place.

Godless feels like the real McCoy; authentic, rich, historically accurate, and above all else, damn entertaining thanks to a revenge tale which ropes in a community — made up almost completely of women — who become caught in the middle of a feud between Jeff Daniels and Jack O'Connell.

The handling of trans issues is all wrong here, but then so is everything else in Walter Hill's shoddy, sloppy revenge tale

This month, we've brought two new Criterion editions to the United Kingdom: Henri - Georges Clouzot's heart - stopping revenge tale Diabolique and Terry Gilliam's whimsical, Manhattan - set Robin Williams vehicle The Fisher King.

It's quite a subversive take on much more familiar revenge tales such as Braveheart and Gladiator.

This week, Drafthouse Films is re-releasing the cult classic «Ms. 45,» Abel Ferrara's 1981 rape and revenge tale which, in retrospect, was really rather revolutionary.

Let it be said that Age of Uprising will test the limits of moviegoers who are not prepared for the deliberate way this revenge tale is handled.

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