Possessor is not for everyone. Cinema should never be for everyone. If it is then that’s a movie… junk food for mass consumption. Nothing wrong with that. But Possessor is not that. It’s a full-on cuisine made by a burgeoning Master. For those that are attuned with Brendan Cronenberg’s specific wavelength, it is a spectacular singular vision. Possessor is a masterpiece of style, tone, and visuals. A truly haunting and cynical view of where our world is headed. One where Corporations deal in murder to cede power the same way governments do. Though, themes aside, it is Possessor’s haunting final moments that will etch it into the Patheon of great dystopian science fiction and horror. Its final moments as harsh an indictment of our circle of violence as anything of recent memory. Possessor is designed to shock and provoke. That’s its power.
The best working writer/director working in cinema today makes not just one important, vibrant, upsetting, angry, brilliant collection of films. No. He makes 5 of them. The Small Axe series consists Mangrove, Lover’s Rock, Red White and Blue, Alex Wheatle, and Education. These are not just polemic films but cinema that’s alive, clear-eyed, and direct. McQueen working with co-screenwriters Alastair Siddon and Courrtia Newland they create five films that are distinctly unique but thematically linked by race. Mangrove the centerpiece is a piece of filmmaking that should make any angered in this era of Police brutality. Lover’s Rock a film of music, dance, movement, and a moment of freedom from oppression. Red White and Blue tells the true story of Leroy Leon a Black Police Officer attempting to change things from the inside. Alex Wheatle is the true story of a Young Adult author who fell through the cracks in the system. Education tells the tale of a family dealing with their son’s school problems. They are more than just their plots.
Each film is packed with amazing performances. Shaun Parkes the owner of Mangrove restaurant that sparks a revolution. Amarah Jae St. Aubyn as a young woman sneaking out of her strict home to attend a block party. John Boyega as a man who decides to change the Police Department from the inside. Sheyi Cole as a child abused by the social welfare system. Kenyah Sandy as a 12-year-old who is pushed into a “special school”. There are so many more that one could spend hours discussing them.
Apart they each are the best film of the year. Together they form a collection of films that show a Master Filmmaker at the peak of his prowess and powers in his medium.
2. Possessor (dir. Brendan Cronenberg)
Possessor is not for everyone. Cinema should never be for everyone. If it is then that’s a movie… junk food for mass consumption. Nothing wrong with that. But Possessor is not that. It’s a full-on cuisine made by a burgeoning Master. For those that are attuned with Brendan Cronenberg’s specific wavelength, it is a spectacular singular vision. Possessor is a masterpiece of style, tone, and visuals. A truly haunting and cynical view of where our world is headed. One where Corporations deal in murder to cede power the same way governments do. Though, themes aside, it is Possessor’s haunting final moments that will etch it into the Patheon of great dystopian science fiction and horror. Its final moments as harsh an indictment of our circle of violence as anything of recent memory. Possessor is designed to shock and provoke. That’s its power.
Original Review
1. Small Axe (dir. Steve McQueen)
The best working writer/director working in cinema today makes not just one important, vibrant, upsetting, angry, brilliant collection of films. No. He makes 5 of them. The Small Axe series consists Mangrove, Lover’s Rock, Red White and Blue, Alex Wheatle, and Education. These are not just polemic films but cinema that’s alive, clear-eyed, and direct. McQueen working with co-screenwriters Alastair Siddon and Courrtia Newland they create five films that are distinctly unique but thematically linked by race. Mangrove the centerpiece is a piece of filmmaking that should make any angered in this era of Police brutality. Lover’s Rock a film of music, dance, movement, and a moment of freedom from oppression. Red White and Blue tells the true story of Leroy Leon a Black Police Officer attempting to change things from the inside. Alex Wheatle is the true story of a Young Adult author who fell through the cracks in the system. Education tells the tale of a family dealing with their son’s school problems. They are more than just their plots.
Each film is packed with amazing performances. Shaun Parkes the owner of Mangrove restaurant that sparks a revolution. Amarah Jae St. Aubyn as a young woman sneaking out of her strict home to attend a block party. John Boyega as a man who decides to change the Police Department from the inside. Sheyi Cole as a child abused by the social welfare system. Kenyah Sandy as a 12-year-old who is pushed into a “special school”. There are so many more that one could spend hours discussing them.
Apart they each are the best film of the year. Together they form a collection of films that show a Master Filmmaker at the peak of his prowess and powers in his medium.
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