"I never thought much about it. Now I'm thinking about it all the time."

At its best a tense thriller, approached with the sharp wit and compelling visual language which characterises Spike Lee's best. The cinematography and purposeful construction of scenes makes for a captivating watch throughout, it's hard to imagine the film working as well as it does if not for the quality of it's editing.

This is the film at its best, however it can feel uneven: the…

"Good. He'll find his pig."

At times a gorgeous (though indistinct) dark high fantasy setting serves as the backdrop to a really dreadful story. The Black Cauldron is possibly the longest ever 80-minute movie, the pacing of every scene is absolutely gruelling. While there are fleeting moments where the visual aesthetic is captivating, the moment is often ruined by the bizarre inconsistency of character animation and early attempts at emerging advanced animation techniques which are poorly integrated. In both visuals…

"It was such a relief when I saw it crying. It may look different, but it's still true to itself. It's still an emotionally charged towel."

Chungking Express definitely feels like a film of two halves, one significantly better than the other but neither quite as good as people seem to rate this film. Visually very captivating and rich, I can see how Wong Kar-Wai has influenced directors like Sofia Coppola, but equally so I can see how his overly…

The beautiful thing about a piece like Le Ravissement de Frank N. Stein is that it transcends the need of categorisation. It is so rich with symbolism and meaning that it can not be given a genre or label. It is true surrealism, but sown into surreal visuals are stories waiting to be discovered.

The way I interpret the film is that it was intended to toy with the audience's expectations. A clear example of this would be the way…