Movie review – Shame
Tags/ Posted by Luke GrundyWrite poems because you have been shattered, because poetry is sacred and holy, because a poem left unwritten dies and you become a walking tomb, a whitewashed sepulcher.continue reading this poem
Steve McQueen’s sophomore film is too strong to be called a slump, but Shame, like its protagonist, could do with a little more heartbeat under its magnificently sculpted skin.
Movie Review: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Tags/ Posted by Luke GrundyHappiness is wanting only one thing & sits opposite contentment—the wanting of nothing.continue reading this poem
Steven Spielberg’s oft-cited 1977 sci-fi landmark may lack the storytelling panache of his very finest work, but is imbued with that same sense of childlike wonder which few directors before or since have been able to evoke from their audience.
Movie Review: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Tags/ Posted by Luke GrundyLet me order my death as I would order a partycontinue reading this poem
Tomas Alfredson’s adaptation of John Le Carré’s bestselling novel is superior filmmaking on every level, a beguiling combination of artistic vision and popcorn excitement. It’s a slow-burner, but one of the finest movies of the year.
Movie Review: The Guard
Tags/ Posted by Luke GrundySee me reflected in the fairy tale mirror: the snarls of hair, the graying teeth, the skin smeared with mud and rain. I might have crawled out of the brush to hamstring you with a sharpened rock.continue reading this poem
John Michael McDonagh’s fantastic black comedy mixes the heartfelt with the hilarious, and features Brendan Gleeson turning in the best comedic performance you’ll see for quite some time. You’ll be hard pressed to find a more enjoyable, relentlessly inventive comedy anywhere this year.
