Willem Dafoe

5 Stories

'Truly Visionary': 4 Takes on The Lighthouse
What Critics Think
About The Lighthouse
MOVIE REVIEW
Oct 25, 2019 11:57 AM CDT

What Critics Think About The Lighthouse

Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson shine in black and white

(Newser) - Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson go toe-to-toe as wickies—read lightkeepers—confined to each other's company over a month-long stint on a remote island in Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse . So what's to love about a black and white film set in the 1800s with only two speaking characters?...

Daybreakers Dim, But It's No Twilight
 Daybreakers 
 Dim, But It's 
 No Twilight 
MOVIE REVIEW
Jan 8, 2010 12:05 PM CST

Daybreakers Dim, But It's No Twilight

It either breaks the vamp-flick mold, or is another sorry entry

(Newser) - Critics agree that Daybreakers is visually inventive, but the B-movie charms of this vampire/oil allegory don't snare everyone. Some opinions:
  • Willem Dafoe "and his Southern drawl goose things up," Joe Neumaier writes for the New York Daily News , and Ethan Hawke "has a greasy romanticism." But
...

Brutal Antichrist a Torture-Porn Nightmare
 Brutal Antichrist a 
 Torture-Porn Nightmare 
MOVIE REVIEW
Oct 23, 2009 8:20 AM CDT

Brutal Antichrist a Torture-Porn Nightmare

It's von Trier's masterpiece, or misogynistic tripe

(Newser) - Some critics call it a cinematic masterpiece, others say it's little more than a snuff film. But everyone agrees: Antichrist, the latest from Danish provocateur Lars von Trier, is unforgettable.
  • The film's scenes of brutal sex and violence are "undeniably shocking,"  writes Andrew O'Hehir of Salon,
...

Antichrist Shocks Cannes
 Antichrist Shocks Cannes 
May 18, 2009 8:14 AM CDT

Antichrist Shocks Cannes

Controversial film drew gasps, boos

(Newser) - Lars von Trier’s Antichrist quickly became the most talked-about film at Cannes, eliciting audience reactions that ran the gamut from laughter to applause to boos at its screening last night, Reuters reports. The film, which one critic called “offensive,” features graphic sexual mutilation and a talking fox,...

Basterds Headlines Cannes
 Basterds Headlines Cannes 
Apr 23, 2009 12:02 PM CDT

Basterds Headlines Cannes

(Newser) - The Cannes Film Festival unveiled this year’s roster today, and it’s packed with regulars like Ang Lee, Pedro Almodovar, and Terry Gilliam, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Among the most buzzed-about selections is Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino’s violent World War II pic. Anticipation is also high for ...

5 Stories