Dissections with J.M.Dunstan: Reviews Et Cetera

An assortment of critiques, some analytical, others light-hearted, on films, music and other reviewable cultural products.

Sunday, 21 October 2018

Enemy is a Beguiling ‘Man vs Metropolis’ Fever Dream

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Denis Villeneuve has garnered rapturous acclaim for some of his recent visual extravaganzas – but his earlier, quieter character studies ...
Sunday, 12 March 2017

Darkness Cloaked in Bucolic Mystique: the Witch is a Petrifying Exercise in Contemporary Folk Horror

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The Witch (stylised as the VVitch) is completely (and appropriately) bewitching. For prospective viewers: encase yourselves in dread...
Friday, 6 June 2014

'Sharknado' (2013)

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SHARKNADO: A Play-by-play Summary As the movie opens, the viewer is treated to bountiful aerial shots of the Californian Coast. This is the ...

Grand Budapest Hotel (2014 film)

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Wes Anderson's Grand Budapest Hotel makes an extremely strong (early) case for film of the year. Armed with Anderson's trademark qui...
Thursday, 5 June 2014

'The Smiths' by The Smiths (1984)

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As far as debut records go, ‘the Smiths’ is a masterstroke.   An unqualified success, that nevertheless stirred controversy due to the, le...
Wednesday, 21 May 2014

'WIXIW' by Liars (2012)

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WIXIW is a somewhat creepy record. Meant in the best possible way. Best enjoyed through headphones, the album trickles into your consciousne...
Sunday, 24 November 2013

'Closer' by Joy Division (1979)

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'Forerunner to the goth rock genre is an undisputed masterpiece' Closer is an album whose beauty and complexity is difficult...
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