Drama, Film, Science Fiction
Film: High-Rise
Somehow, I made it through High-Rise (2015) without knowing it was based on a J.G. Ballard novel—which, in retrospect,…
November 22, 2022
Fantasy, FilmFilm: The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
It ‘s weird to think back on the time when Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote was…
April 13, 2021
Science Fiction, TelevisionLightspeed Review: 12 Monkeys & Mr. Robot
My latest review is live today at Lightspeed! In this installment, I look at 12 Monkeys , a slow-building but effective…
October 11, 2016
Comedy, Drama, Film, Science FictionFilm: The Zero Theorem
The Zero Theorem (2013) is easily Terry Gilliam’s most accomplished film since 12 Monkeys, and it’s probably my favorite…
October 20, 2014
Comedy, Film, Science FictionFilm: The Bothersome Man
Sometimes too much is never enough, or so suggests The Bothersome Man (2006), a quirky and visually striking Norwegian…
February 24, 2013
Film, Science Fiction, SpiesFilm: Cypher
It didn’t surprise me in the slighest to learn, after the fact, that Cypher (2002) is the follow-up film…
September 29, 2011
Fantasy, Film, Science FictionFilm: The Adjustment Bureau
Sometimes a film tries to be too many things to too many people. The Adjustment Bureau (2011) is one…
March 22, 2011
Comedy, Fantasy, FilmFilm: Tuvalu
Okay, so this is a weird movie. Tuvalu (1999) is part slapstick silent film, part romantic-comedy, and several parts pretentious…
November 29, 2010
Comedy, Fantasy, FilmFilm: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
I had high hopes that Terry Gilliam’s latest, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), would be a stirring, brilliant…
May 8, 2010
Fantasy, FilmFilm: Tideland
Sadly, Terry Gilliam’s body of work has steadily degraded since his madly inventive film Brazil came out in 1985.…
August 21, 2009
Fantasy, Film, HorrorFilm: Night Watch
Night Watch (2004), a dark urban fantasy from Russia, has been half on my radar for a while now,…
May 10, 2009