The Limits of Control (2009)
Aug 13, 2009Cryptic Assignment/Surrealism
Cryptic and baffling Jim Jarmusch film with Isaach De Bankole as a mysterious assassin who passes through a series of enigmatic and surreal conversations
Oscar Jaenada
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
May 20, 2011Pirate Fantasy Swashbuckler
The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is revived for a fifth outing. There is a new director in Rob Marshall but bar an energetic comic opening, he never does much that hits the zany heights of the previous entries
The Shallows (2016)
Jul 4, 2016Killer Shark/Survival Horror
A killer shark that is less Jaws and more a survival film in the vein of 127 Hours. A well worthwhile effort that uses every cinematic trick in its arsenal to provide a nail-bitingly intense adrenaline workout
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
Jun 15, 2019Delusionary Modern-Day Quest
This has been called the unluckiest film ever made - there is even an entire documentary devoted to the collapse of a prior version. Here Terry Gilliam's film about people on delusional quests finally emerges with the glory he always intended it to be
The Platform 2 (2024)
Nov 17, 2024Allegorical Prison of Multiple Levels
The Platform offered a striking allegory with a prison where a banquet table of food moved down 300 levels each day. This is a sequel