Only God Forgives
Movie Review: Only God Forgives
Reprehensible, pedophilic murderers are not usually the brand of character that is the focus of a revenge vendetta. If I am going to be encouraged in the course of a film to root for retribution for the fallen, then give me the opening slaughter of the family in Once Upon a Time in the West or “The Bride’s” wedding day massacre in Kill Bill. Revenge may be a tried and true motivation in the histor...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Refn and Gosling Reunite in Only God Forgives
Hello again, dear readers, and I hope you all got out to see Evil Dead and/or Jurassic Park 3D this past weekend. It’s almost the middle of April, and the beginning of the summer movie season proper is mere weeks away. But this week’s Trailer Trashin’ column takes a look at a very different upcoming summer movie, the Nicolas Winding Refn-directed crime drama Only God Forgives. Pr...[Read More]