Tag Archives: Darren Aronofsky

Review: Midsommar (2019)

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

MIDSOMMAR is a trip, and no mistake. Two features in and Ari Aster is already an aesthetically and thematically distinctive auteur, but is still capable of shocking us all. In an effort to overcome her grief after a family tragedy, … Continue reading →

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Review: Mother! (2017)

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

I like Darren Aronofsky’s new film MOTHER! I think. Or do I? It’s one that I’m going backwards and forwards on the more I think about it. It’s certainly unique, unequivocally its own thing. That could describe the greater part … Continue reading →

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Review: Birdman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Often the films that are not entirely successful end up being the most interesting, especially when they are attempting something new. BIRDMAN is one such creature, an ambitious and sometimes jarring exploration of the id and the ego filmed as … Continue reading →

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Review: Noah (2014)

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

NOAH may well be the worst film Darren Aronofsky has ever made. But being the remarkable auteur that Darren Aronofsky is, being the worst film he’s made isn’t exactly an insult. Noah is dense, layered and beautiful – in short, … Continue reading →

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