Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideKoji Fukada’s strange odd wee movie teeters between being a droll farce and an absurdist comedy, and it is very intriguing to say the least. Mikio is a meek little man inherited a small printing business from his father and which he runs from a narrow rickety building which is also home for him and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideWhen it comes to bizarre this enchanting quirky tale about a loner taking his dying best (and only) friend on a road trip is definitely up there. Especially when you know that the said best friend is a dwarf hamster named Etienne. Richard drifts through his gentle small life. He’s just got a new job … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideAn emotionless Lucy seems bored with her life. She works two dead-end jobs, one as waitress in a cheap restaurant, and the other as a mailroom office temp whose main task is to collate duplicated papers. She also earns money by having a hose shoved down her throat for medical research. Somehow in between all … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIts no easy feat collecting one’s thoughts after watching Terrence Malik’s latest confounding epic of a movie: it is truly mind-blowing. What little plot there is focuses on the O’Brien’s, a rather ordinary middle-class family in small town America in the 1950’s. Mr. O’Brien struggles with conflicting ideals: he is a strict disciplinarian of a … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThis movie starts out with a stunning long visual prologue played out to the sound of Wagner’s Tristan & Isolde that sets the tone of this powerfully dramatic story told in two parts named after two sisters. The first is Justine, who is a severely disturbed and melancholic bride, struggling to get through the lavish … Continue reading
