There are three hitchhikers sitting in the back seat; Mexican immigrants in mariachi suits looking dimly into space. A girl with big glasses (Greta Gerwig) turns around euphorically to them and asks the men how life is in the USA. Without looking back, one of them replies sadly: “The USA is like a big, fat …
Director: Steve Buscemi A dear, dear friend of mine recently told me that Trees Lounge is a film about nothing. While this may seem like a negative connotation, modern science is now teaching us that even in the vacuum of space, there is substance. This certainly applies here to Steve Buscemis‘ writing and directorial debut. …
Director: Tomas Alfredson Let The Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in); has become one of the most peculiar independent films of the recent years. The film adaptation of the novel by John Ajvide Linqdvist by the Swedish director Tomas Alfredson, is one of the most rewarding cinematic surprises in a long time. We …
#6 Robert DeNiro and Bridget Fonda Tarantino’s Jackie Brown is my AK-47. Accept no substitutes. Aside from the slickness of the script, the funky unstoppable score throughout, the film just exudes sex and style. There is not much to say about the 10 second sex scene between Robert De Niro and Bridget Fonda, but its …
“American Beauty”, directed by Sam Mendes, tells us the story of Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey), a middle-aged man who fears getting old, loses faith in true love, and is not respected by those who know him better. Lester is despised by his teenage daughter, ignored by his wife, and not satisfied with his work. “Somehow, …
