Fassbender vs. Fassbender: Studies in sexual compulsion

SHAME

directed by Steve McQueen (no, not *that* Steve McQueen)
starring Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale

GRADE: B+


A DANGEROUS METHOD

directed by David Cronenberg
starring Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley

GRADE: B/B+

Reviews to come

"Melancholia": Ending the world with a bang and a whimper

MELANCHOLIA

directed by Lars von Trier
starring Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, others

GRADE: B+/A-

In a nutshell: What I thought impossible, a von Trier film I actually really liked. The world *must* be ending.

Review to come