Mary Kay McBrayer on the ways that contemporary horror movies use dance… I remember the moment I realized that dance and horror were linked. I showed my Jiddo (grandfather) a video of my favorite belly dancer. The music accompanying her was gooey and ethereal, a Middle Eastern electronica folk fusion, her makeup shimmered, her muscles […]
Video Review – Gaspar Noe’s Climax
Climax, 2019. Directed by Gaspar Noé. Starring Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub, Kiddy Smile, Claude-Emmanuelle Gajan-Maull, Giselle Palmer, Taylor Kastle, and Thea Carla Schott. Climax is an exercise in extreme filmmaking, and one of Gaspar Noe’s best films. When the action picks up, you can’t tear you eyes away from the screen. Even when the sickest […]
Movie Review – Climax (2019)
Climax, 2018. Written and Directed by Gaspar Noe. Starring Sofia Boutella, Kiddy Smile, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub, Claude Gajan Maude, Giselle Palmer, Taylor Kastle, Thea Carla Schøtt, Sharleen Temple, Lea Vlamos, Alaïa Alsafir, Kendall Mugler, Lakdhar Dridi, Adrien Sissoko, Mamadou Bathily, Alou Sidibé, Ashley Biscette, Mounia Nassangar, Tiphanie Au, Sarah Belala, Alexandre Moreau, Naab, Strauss […]
Exclusive Interview – Sofia Boutella on Climax, working with Gaspar Noe, researching hard drugs, elaborate dance choreography and more
Robert Kojder chats with Climax star Sofia Boutella… Coinciding with its U.S. release, Flickering Myth’s Robert Kojder got the chance to speak to actress Sofia Boutella about her new film Climax, the latest offering from controversial filmmaker Gaspar Noe (Irreversible, Enter the Void, Love). ROBERT KOJDER: First off, I loved Climax, so thank you so […]
Blu-ray Review – Climax (2018)
Climax, 2018. Directed by Gaspar Noé. Starring Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub, Kiddy Smile, and Sharleen Temple. SYNOPSIS: A group of dancers rehearsing in an empty school building have their drink spiked with LSD, resulting in hellish consequences. ‘Escalation’ is a word that gets used quite a lot in film but there aren’t many […]
The Movies You Might Have Missed In 2018
EJ Moreno on the movies you might have missed in 2018… In a year filled with incredible films, there’s been plenty of room to shine. Sony’s Venom found a place at the box office in a year with films like Aquaman, Avengers: Infinity War and Black Panther. Hereditary shocked audiences and scared up some considerable money […]
Exclusive Interview: Gaspar Noe talks Climax
This coming Friday sees the release of Climax, the latest film from controversial Argentine director Gaspar Noe (Irreversible, Enter the Void), and Flickering Myth’s Thomas Harris caught up with the filmmaker last week to discuss the movie, its casting, and use of improvisation. Check out the interview in the video below, or watch it over […]
The Pseudo-Intellectualism of Gaspar Noé’s Climax
The following is partly a review of Climax and partly an exploration of what makes a film a good piece of cinema… Climax, 2018. Directed by Gaspar Noé. Starring Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub, Kiddy Smile, Giselle Palmer. SYNOPSIS: A young dance troupe rehearse for an upcoming American tour in a dingy school assembly […]
Arrow Video FrightFest Review – Climax (2018)
Climax, 2018. Directed by Gaspar Noé. Starring Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub, Kiddy Smile, Claude Gajan Maull, Giselle Palmer, and Taylor Kastle. SYNOPSIS: When a contemporary dance troupe have wrapped rehearsal for their 90s infused choreographed set-piece, they decide to throw a party to celebrate. What they don’t know is that someone has spiked the […]
Exclusive UK trailer and poster for Gaspar Noe’s Climax
Arrow Films is set to bring Irreversible and Enter the Void director Gaspar Noe’s new film Climax to UK cinemas next month, and we’ve got our hands on an exclusive poster and trailer, which you can find right here… From director Gaspar Noé (Irreversible; Enter the Void; Love) comes a hypnotic, hallucinatory, and ultimately hair-raising […]
