Sunday, December 30, 2012

051 Donnie Darko by Richard Kelly

"Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?" Oh Frank, such a quip from a demonic 6' tall rabbit. This week we enter Richard Kelly's tangential universe in the neo cult-classic Donnie Darko, starring the siblings Gyllenhaal. Despite perhaps an overly contrived metaphysical philosophy (which provides the basis for this genre-bender) Donnie Darko succeeds with its atmosphere. We are left to bask in its weirdness, a demonic rabbit, a dues-ex machina jet engine, and the truth that the world will end in 28 days. All of this combined with its nostalgic 80's high school setting somehow works, making it a thoroughly enjoyable film despite its calorie-free ending.

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2 comments:

  1. aaron connellJanuary 5, 2013 at 12:04 PM

    Hey guys,
    Thanks for doing Brick a while back, guess it was a stylised film but i love film noir, so when i seen that kind of Chinatown meets Ferris Buelers day off mash-up i thought it was really innovative and that’s why i recommended it to you two, if you guys are looking for any other films to add to the que i have some more suggestions : Tarentino's Jackie Brown- not as well known as Pulp Fiction or Resevoir Dogs but its a great film, The Coen Brothers Barton Fink with a performance from John Turturo he can be proud of, unlike his recent ones in transformers( and i dont thik you guys have done any Coen brothers films yet), Nimrod Antals Dark Hungarian cult film Kontrol and Luc Besson's Leon.
    Thanks, your ever loyal Cultist
    Aaron connell

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  2. aaron connellJanuary 5, 2013 at 12:26 PM

    oh sorry , you already have Kontrol added. But the otheres are good.

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