review — Film and TV Notes

Bomb City (2017)

So no, it was not the punks I was afraid of – it was the so-called normal guys. It’s always the normal guys. ~ Helena Ferlan

FilmOlga Bogdan23 March 2018Amarillo, Texas, punk rock, Brian Deneke, The Dynamite Museum, fake signs, murder, Olga Bogdan, cult movies, cult TV, reviewComment

Elle (2016)

Watching this film in its entirety was as much fun as swimming amongst corpses. ~ Olga Bogdan

FilmOlga Bogdan16 February 2018Isabelle Huppert, Paul Verhoeven, rape, mass murder, video game, hentai, crime thriller, Paris France, daddy's girl, review, cult movies, cult film, Olga BogdanComment

Mustang (2015)

To paraphrase Mr Larkin, your mum and dad my well fuck you up, but it’s your countrymen that will keep you fucked. ~ Olga Bogdan

Slow West (2015)

The original meaning of New Testament Greek word for sin (ἁμαρτία hamartia) is missing the mark, especially in spear-throwing. Who knew. ~ Olga Bogdan

I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore. (2017)

Ruth will no longer be ignored, or play nice, or curl up and wait to die. She takes the matter into her own hands. Hell breaks loose. ~ Olga Bogdan

FilmOlga Bogdan26 January 2018Macon Blair, Elijah Wood, Melanie Lynskey, revenge, robbery, love story, loneliness, hostages, Olga Bogdan, cult movie, cult TV, cult film, reviewComment

The OA (2012)

I get how angels might well be walking this earth, their wings ripped clear off, no real power left to speak of, only the distant memory that tortures and burns. ~ Helena Ferlan