The Soulless Vacuum of the Ghost in the Shell Remake
It’s technically impressive but utterly soulless; there’s no ghost in this shell.
It’s technically impressive but utterly soulless; there’s no ghost in this shell.
Is Funny Games a good film? I’m not sure. It is, undeniably, interesting, and that’s almost as important as “good.” Director Michael Haneke set out to challenge audience reactions to stylised violence and suggest the viewer’s complicity. The film is a provocation, an unsubtle attack on its own audience. I don’t know that Haneke is…