Hayao Miyazaki’s films are some of the most charming in the short history of
cinema. The heroes of his animated tales—Pazu in Castle in the Sky, Ashitaka in
Princess Mononoke, and
It’s easy to envy Adam (Tom Hiddleston) and Eve (Tilda Swinton), the reclusive,
exceedingly pale protagonists of acclaimed filmmaker Jim Jarmusch’s latest
feature, Only Lovers Left Alive. Granted, the pair is
Brendan Gleeson is not a small man, and we should all be grateful. As the Irish
priest James Lavelle in John Michael McDonagh’s film Calvary, his enormous
presence generates an engaging tension:
[Note: This essay contains spoilers.]
Jonathan Glazer’s mesmerizing new feature, Under the Skin, bids the viewer to
peer through the eyes of a monster. The creature in question has assumed the
shape
Consider reading this piece alongside another True Detective entry
[http://www.curatormagazine.com/alex-miller-jr/true-detective/] by Alex Miller
Jr. [http://www.curatormagazine.com/alex-miller-jr/true-detective/], published
several weeks ago. Warning: contains spoilers.
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