Deep Blue Sea (1999)

Deep Blue Sea (1999) — This article was originally published on 12ftdwende.com on 2 September 2011. Today the film Shark Night 3D opens. I mentioned last week that I was pretty stoked about this, mostly because I remember how much fun last year’s Piranha 3D was. More 3D boobs and blood (or tits and teeth, … Continue reading

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) – So in the month since I’ve seen the latter, I’ve still not quite made up my mind whose film version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo I prefer: Niels Arden Oplev or David Fincher. The Swedish Dragon Tattoo is the only film of Oplev’s I’ve ever … Continue reading

Melancholia (2011)

Melancholia (2011) – Melancholia is a movie that is every bit as cheery as its title would imply. How can you tell that always-unnerving Danish director Lars von Trier has made a downer? Well professionally disconcerting German actor Udo Kier appears as comic relief (he is actually kind of funny in the part). The title … Continue reading