Tag: Willem Dafoe

Director Yorgos Lanthimos has a body of work that is unique to say the least. Poor Things continues his trend of telling odd but interesting stories that definitely won’t be everyone’s cup of tea. This particular project is adapted from a book of the same title by Alasdair Gray.  It’s a curious story about a…
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Guillermo del Toro consistently churns out weird movies that are somehow also incredibly captivating. You might know his work from Pan’s Labyrinth or his more recent movies like Crimson Peak or The Shape of Water. Nightmare Alley continues del Toro’s theme of working with the strange and eerie. Nightmare Alley is a noir set in…
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Director Julian Schnabel tackles the difficult but interesting life of painter Vincent Van Gogh. What I liked most about this film was Willem Dafoe’s performance as Van Gogh. He looked remarkably similar to Van Gogh and he captured the extreme highs and lows of the painter with ease. This is an extremely artsy film which…
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