My love for Guillermo del Toro is a matter of public record. I am an ardent fan of Sally Hawkins, Richard Jenkins and Michael Shannon, and agree with the New York Times that Michael Stuhlbarg is criminally underrated. Yet, The shape of water, directed by Del Toro and starring all of the great actors above, …
‘Hellboy II’ as the new ‘art film’ (Written for www.litnet.co.za)
Many moons ago, as the manager of a photographic gallery, I naively thought if I opened both of the gallery doors and put up the “Open” sign it would be obvious to the general public that they would be welcome. Still, they hovered at the entrance and asked permission to come in! They were intimidated …
Hellboy I and II (FILM)
It is all about having fun and pretends to be nothing else but a movie about a cartoon character. Hellboy is a blood red, cigar smoking, cat loving, superhero whose destiny is to ultimately open the gates of hell and destroy the earth. But for the meanwhile he kills the baddies and grinds his horns …
Pan’s Labyrinth (FILM)
The haunting Pans Labyrinth is definitively not for the fainthearted or those with small children. It is as cruel and dark as it is beautiful. It deserves the 100% Cream of the Crop ‘tomatometer’ rating. The story is set in post-war Spain and begins with the young Ofelia and her delicately pregnant mother being …