Irreversible, 2002. Directed by Gaspar Noé. Starring Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, and Albert Dupontel. Irreversible (2002) features strong language, sex, violence and sexual violence in its tale of a woman raped in a subway and whose boyfriend and ex-lover seek a bloody revenge on her attacker. When shown at the Cannes Film Festival, the graphic […]
Not for the Faint of Heart: The Most Shocking Movies of All Time
EJ Moreno on the most shocking movies of all time… What is the most shocking film of all time? That feels like a loaded question, with so much going into what makes something “shocking” and what is everyone’s limit for insanity. Using 2018’s The House That Jack Built as an example, that film depicts heinous acts […]
Extreme Cinema – Gaspar Noe’s Love
Love, 2015. Directed by Gaspar Noé. Starring Aomi Muyock, Karl Glusman and Klara Kristin. SYNOPSIS: Murphy is an American living in Paris who enters a highly sexually and emotionally charged relationship with the unstable Electra. Unaware of the effect it will have on their relationship, they invite their pretty neighbour into their bed. With the release […]
Extreme Cinema: The Most Shocking Movies Of All Time
Check out EJ Moreno’s ten most shocking movies of all time… Join our host EJ Moreno as he dives into the most shocking movies of all-time. Ranging from French shock art to John Waters’ masterpieces, this list is not for the faint of heart and could easily offend you. Watch at your own risk and […]
The Directors We Love to Hate
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at some of cinemas most hated directors… When all is said and done with a film, everything boils down to one thing: The individuals verdict. You’ll love films, you’ll hate them, you’ll be totally indifferent to some. This then rings true of individual aspects in a film, from cast, to […]
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 […]
Movie Review – Climax (2019)
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. SYNOPSIS: French dancers gather in a remote, empty school building to rehearse on a wintry night. The all-night celebration morphs into a hallucinatory nightmare when they learn their sangria is laced with […]
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 […]