At this point, we don’t know…
Indy Datta doesn’t go here, he doesn’t go there – he’s as much fun as a stick.
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Mostly Shorts 4
The occasional series returns. Your guide to the wonderful world of things that are not long, on this occasion, is Indy Datta.
Under the Skin
Under the skin/Under the skin/Nobody beat us/fry us and eat us/in fricassee.
We what the land folks loves to cook/Under the skin we off the hook
We got no troubles, life is the bubbles, under the skin
A review, of sorts, by Indy Datta.
Stranger Danger
Indy Datta reviews Alain Guiraudie’s Stranger by the Lake, which is in cinemas today.
MostlyFilm’s Preview of 2014 – Part 3
We wrap up our look ahead to the next twelve months with Indy Datta’s most anticipated science fiction films of the year.
Computer Chess
This surreal science-fiction comedy is rich and strange, and the best film of the year, says Indy Datta.
“I’ve never expected metal ships!”
Indy Datta takes a look at the top-notch new Blu-ray of Philip Kaufman’s remake of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”, released by Arrow Video on Monday.
The Wes Anderson Collection
Indy Datta is about as much of a Wes Anderson fan as it’s possible to be but finds Matt Zoller Seitz’s new book about the director charming, but too slight, and too polite.
Riddick
by Indy Datta
The shower scene is when you know it’s all gone a bit wrong. About halfway into David Twohy and Vin Diesel’s agreeably disposable reboot of their SF microfranchise, Katee “Starbuck” Sackhoff’s lesbian bounty hunter character Dahl (which I heard as “Doll” right until the end credits rolled) strips to the waist to give herself a sponge bath, and to give the audience a gratuitous eyeful (sideboob, nipple). What gives? Until this point, Dahl has been portrayed as one of the most intelligent and capable characters in the film, as two rival bands of bounty hunters squabble over who gets to bring in the fugitive Richard B. Riddick, alive or dead. Her sexuality is dealt with by brusquely taking it off the table. “I don’t fuck guys. I fuck them up”, is all she says to the sleazy rival (Jordi Mollá) who pays her too much attention; and she’s his equal, so that’s all that needs to be said. But from this point on, the character is sidelined, told to wait here while the boys sort it out. When Riddick, captured and shackled by the bounty hunters shortly after this, predicts how the story ends, he finds the time to note that he intends to “go balls deep into” Dahl, “but only because you’re gonna ask me sweetly”. And; guess what happens at the end. Seriously, you guys? I was looking forward to this, and you’ve made me into a PC internet scold. Thanks a bunch.
Firebombs and Broomsticks
Indy Datta takes a look at the new BluRays of Ghibli’s Grave of the Fireflies and Kiki’s Delivery Service.
After the recent theatrical run for the 1988 Ghibli double bill of Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbour Totoro and Isao Takahata’s Grave of the Fireflies, today sees the release of a slew of Studio Ghibli titles in DVD/Blu-ray dual format editions. I was lucky enough to score review copies of Fireflies and Miyazaki’s follow-up to Totoro – Kiki’s Delivery Service. Thoughts on the films and the discs after the jump.
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