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The Secret Garden (1993)
Nostalgia
This movie was magic to me when I saw it as a child. First time seeing it again after all this time was magnificent.
Lords of Chaos (2018)
Lords of Chaos - a self contradicting mess
Growing up, I loved looking for extremes in music. I gravitated towards Black Metal and quickly became familiar with the mythology surrounding it. I indulged in the documentaries and articles and found some appeal in its over the top nature, whilst also distancing myself from it all. I was, along with many people familiar with the stories, quite surprised to see this film come out; an american production about the satanic, church burning craze that was 90's black metal in Scandinavia.
Lords of Chaos attempts to visualise the history of 'true norwegian black metal' but is in constant conflict with itself in doing so.
On the one hand, the film makes its subjects intentionally cringy, and the way most events are played out, the audience can't help but snicker at its silliness and at just how over the top it all seems. On top of that, the events are over dramatised, and characters are added to the story left and right to add some sense of character development.
On the other hand, there's a sense of genuine authenticity. The music, imagery and setpieces are all very accurate. I wouldn't be surprised if many of the locations used were the real deal. The music is unaltered, the action is brutal. Fact of the matter is, that a lot of the events in the film, happened in real life.
This conflict leaves me conflicted also. What is this film going for? Does it want to cater to fans of black metal? Does it want to prove a point in the ridiculousness of what happened?
Cold Void (2017)
When you stare into the Cold Void...
In depth interview with Shining's frontman Niklas Kvarforth, where he discusses his music, his upbringing, drugs, suicide, self-harm and mental illnesses.
Shot and edited quite stunningly and intimately, this is the closest we'll ever get to see through Kvarforth's eyes.
His words jump between insane and delusional to heartfelt and honest. Both inspiring, intimidating and terrifying, Cold Void unveils some of the motives of Shining's music and Kvarforth lyricism.
Notes on Blindness (2016)
Hide and see(k)
This is such an amazing piece of work; put in the shoes of someone who loses his sight, halfway through his lifetime, which is one of my personal worst nightmares, I was in tears throughout most of this film. Sight is so essential to my every being, I cannot describe how awful it felt to me, to put myself in the shoes of someone losing perhaps the most important sense of all. It was absolutely devastating to be brought along this journey into nothingness with this film. And yet, as John puts it, it's still a gift bestowed upon him, just like this film is. The whole is so beautifully, atmospherically put together. The cinematography matches the subject so incredibly well, it works with how you could possibly show a person's story who can't see. For a person to overcome this disability, to make the most of it, to thrive on it, despite relying on all senses but his sight, is so amazingly inspirational.
I found myself challenging myself to experience my senses, other than my sight more fully. I walked around my house with my eyes shut, I stood outside listening to the rain falling, I familiarised myself to my surroundings.
No film to date has ever had this effect on me.