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Halloween Horror: The Village (2004)

Halloween Horror: The Village (2004)

Shyamalan’s 2004 film has its merits, but revisiting it reveals the muddled philosophy that drives it and robs it of many key thrills.

Halloween Horror, Reviews, Flash BackAnders BergstromOctober 18, 2024M. Night Shyamalan, The Village, Halloween Horror, thriller, allegory, twist ending, Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrian Brody, William HurtComment

Review: Fear and Desire (1953)

Review: Fear and Desire (1953)

Kubrick’s first feature is an intriguing yet flawed allegorical war picture.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-AppreciatedAnton BergstromNovember 22, 2018Stanley Kubrick, Howard Sackler, Frank Silvera, Kenneth Harp, Paul Mazursky, Stephen Coit, Virginia Leith, David Allen, Fear and Desire, war, war movie, anti-war movie, allegory, first film, low-budgetComment

Review: Let the Bullets Fly (2010)

Review: Let the Bullets Fly (2010)

Allegorical satire disguised as riotous entertainment.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 25, 2014action, allegory, China, Chow Yun-fat, comedy, communist revolution, Ge You, Hong Kong, Jiang Wen, Maoist revolution, satire, westernComment

Table Talk: Elysium (2013)

Table Talk: Elysium (2013)

Anton and Aren discuss Elysium, Neill Blomkamp's follow-up to District 9.

RoundtablesAren BergstromAugust 14, 2013allegory, blockbuster, District 9, Elysium, health care, immigration, Jodie Foster, Neill Blomkamp, science fiction, Sharlto Copley Comment