Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A married couple is terrorized by a series of surveillance videotapes left on their front porch. REVIEW: Michael Haneke’s Cache (sometimes also referred to as Hidden in the USA and UK) centers around a number of mysterious video tapes being delivered to Anne (Oscar-winning actress Juliette Binoche; The English Patient, Cosmopolis) and Georges (Daniel Auteuil; The …
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Film Review: Funny Games (1997)
SYNOPSIS: A very middle-class family retreat to their bourgeois lake house where they hope to unwind, play a little golf and spend some time together. Their idyllic day is interrupted when two softly-spoken psychopaths break in and take the family hostage. What do they want? To play some games. Not golf either. Nor particularly funny.
Read More »Film Review: Funny Games (2007)
SYNOPSIS: Anna (Naomi Watts) and George (Tim Roth) are enjoying a vacation with their son when a pair of sadistic young men, Paul (Michael Pitt) and Peter (Brady Corbet), breaks into their cabin and holds the family hostage. The psychotic duo plays twisted games with their prisoners, forcing them to comply to stay alive. Director Michael Haneke remakes his chilling …
Read More »Film Review: Benny’s Video (1992)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A story about a boy called Benny, who watches violent movies, including a home-made video of a pig being slaughtered. Soon after, Benny loses his mind and kills a girl and films the murder with his video camera. REVIEW: Benny’s Video Starring: Arno Frisch, Angela Winkler, Ulrich Muhe Director: Michael Haneke Writer: Michael Haneke In this …
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