2000s
Noah’s Barks pages covering things related to the years 2000 to 2009, i.e. the 2000s.
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Trouble Every Day
Some of the bloody imagery here is gorgeous, but most of Trouble Every Day is forgettable. The analogy of sex to cannibalism or murder is hardly anything fresh, and in its minimal approach the film fails to say anything more. Even in regards to what themes are there, sex is actually extremely distant from the… (read more)
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The Boss of It All
In the overabundance of bureaucratic comedies, Lars von Trier‘s The Boss of It All is predictably irreverent in its predictability. Audience winking and editing ill-suited to this dry humor sabotage a solid premise for an ignoble, possibly pretentious meta goal. It’s more “clever” than funny, but is it really? The satire being as bland as… (read more)
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City of God
It’s the production that really makes ‘City of God’ what it is: a symphony of a city God has overlooked. (read more)
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Bronson
An entertaining but ultimately shallow waste of potential. Bronson hints at social commentary beyond the story of its character with its metanarrative’s stand-up sections that seem to be leading into discussions about goading the mentally ill into stardom and exploiting it, but instead the film drops this for nothing. This flavor of Bronson as a… (read more)
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Antichrist
Antichrist is a good counterexample of what kind of horror works best on me. The atmosphere is there, the imagery and implications are all shocking, but I’m unmoved because I never establish a connection and empathize with the characters. It’s all fictional regardless, but identifying with fear is the only way I can feel it… (read more)
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
One of the very rare movies I watch that I feel could benefit from being significantly longer. Tim Burton‘s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street adaptation cuts out parts of the original play, and it can blatantly be seen through the story’s ruthless pace and sudden character development. And yet, its tone saves… (read more)
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Dancouga Nova: Super God Beast Armor
While I expected Dancouga Nova to be a fanservice-heavy insult to the original series, what I actually found was a brisk, sincere, and very decent mecha series. (read more)
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Batman: Gotham Knight
Gotham Knight is an animated anthology film consisting of the works of several different Japanese directors. What will the combination of East and West bring to the caped crusader? (read more)
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Hells
‘Hells’ is a Madhouse comedy movie with horror aesthetics going for a larger-than-afterlife feel that’s not unlike the works of Studio Trigger. (read more)
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Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade
A lot of people depicted in Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade are naturally “underwhelming” in their modern life achievements, but it’s more than a bit repulsive how the filmmakers aim to highlight these people as losers and objects to be mocked. What could otherwise be a cultural document of an ignored piece of history comes… (read more)