Ben Wheatley
English filmmaker of thrillers and horror laced with black comedy, including Kill List (2011), Sightseers (2012), A Field in England (2013) and High-Rise (2015).
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Loved Eraserhead
It’s a singular cinematic experience. I remember watching this whenever it was on in London—Eraserhead and Blue Velvet . . . double bills . . . mmm.
criterion.com 26 Feb 2015
Liked The Battle of Algiers
I’d heard bits about The Battle of Algiers and knew I wanted to see it; I’m a big fan of Peter Watkins’s The Battle of Culloden and the whole mock-doc/social-realist filmmaking aesthetic. It makes interesting counterprogramming to our understanding through modern media of the difference between “freedom fighters” and “terrorists.” It’s just as relevant now as it was then.
criterion.com 26 Feb 2015
Loved Alphaville
Alphaville is the New Wave grandfather of Blade Runner: a film that is at once in the past and far in the future. I’m a big Godard fan, and this is one of his great genre deconstructions: effortlessly cool and serious at the same time.
criterion.com 26 Feb 2015
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Loved Brazil
I loved it. To me, Brazil has everything: it’s funny, horrible, elegant, and messy.
criterion.com 26 Feb 2015
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