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The Devils (1971)

September 7, 2025September 7, 2025 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

An op-ed with crude marginalia

Posted in ReviewsTagged 17th century france, 1970s, 1971, banned movie, based on a true story, catholicism, controversial, corruption, england, film review, gemma jones, georgina hale, ken russell, michael gothard, movie review, oliver reed, political, politics, religion, set in france, the devils, vanessa redgrave, witch hunt

Burning (2025)

August 4, 2025 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

What will people say?

Posted in ReviewsTagged 2020s, 2025, Aizada Bekbalaeva, Aysanat Edigeeva), Ömürbek Izrailov, burning, central asia, Dastan Madaldiev, domestic violence, fantasia, grief, Kalicha Seydalieva, Kyrgyzstan, movie review, pregnancy, radik eshimov, religion, supernatural, superstition, unreliable narrator

Eye of God (1997)

May 26, 2025 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Savagery and innocence

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1990s, 1997, domestic abuse, eye of god, hal holbrook, kevin anderon, margo martindale, martha plimpton, midwest usa, movie review, murder mystery, nick stahl, oklahoma, religion, richard jenkins, small town, tim blake nelson

Conclave (2024)

November 20, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Catholic court intrigue

Posted in ReviewsTagged 2020s, 2024, catholicism, cinematic, conclave, conspiracy, edward berger, election, isabella rossellini, john lithgow, lucian msamati, movie review, peter straughan, ralph fiennes, religion, rome, sergio casellitto, stanley tucci, thriller

Andrei Rublev (1966)

November 1, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

In the mud, looking up

Posted in ReviewsTagged 15th century, 1960s, 1966, andrei rublev, andrei tarkovksy, andrei-tarkovsky, Andrey Konchalovskiy, art, biopic, cinema, faith, film, movie review, movies, religion, russia, tarkovsky

Breaking the Waves (1996)

March 12, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Love's deep devotion

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1990s, 1996, breaking the waves, denmark, emily watson, katrin cartlidge, lars von trier, marriage, movie review, peter asmussen, religion, scotland, stellan skarsgård, udo kier

Through A Glass Darkly (1961)

December 14, 2023 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Daddy issues

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1960s, 1961, drama, existientialism, family relationships, feminism, gunnar bjornstrand, harriet anderson, ingmar bergman, lars passgard, max von sydow, mental illness, patriarchy, religion, review, schizophrenia, sweden, through a glass darkly

The Rapture (1991)

November 24, 2023 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Wherever you go, there you are

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1990s, 1991, david duchovny, ennui, hedonism, judgement day, michael tolkin, mimi rogers, religion, review

Hardcore (1979)

September 23, 2023 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Smut and skin, but no soul-searching

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1970s, 1979, george c. scott, los angeles, paul schrader, pornography, religion, review, sex work

Godland (2022)

April 10, 2023June 16, 2023 Mikkel Frederiksen1 Comment

Dormant until it erupts

Posted in ReviewsTagged 2020s, 2022, cannes 2022, colonialism, denmark, Elliott Crosset Hove, Hlynur Pálmason, iceland, Ingvar Sigurðsson, nature, religion, review, travel

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