The world of Gaspar Noe is a paradox. It is a world fueled by psychedelic, surrealist fever dreams but also natural beauty and brutality that is interested in exposing the nasty side of humanity. The side we would like to hide. To forget, but lurks in the shadows. Bearing its teeth when we decide to […]
Day: September 18, 2022
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Philosophical Musings: The Card Counter (2021)
Paul Schrader never moved beyond his midwestern Calvinism. It’s a gritty, salt-of-the-earth style of religious belief. Humanity is fallen; nothing we do can save our souls from our filthy sin. Schrader’s young upbringing has come to embody a mythical origin story that affects how viewers interpret his films (including in this article). Schrader was raised […]