Is it still a captivating – and, distressingly, an increasingly relevant – exploration of a society's descent into fascism? Yes, and between its own themes, rousing score, and hauntingly lingering imagery, it remains a captivating viewing experience. Does it do a perfect job of adapting Moore and Lloyd's work? No. However, as its own entity, the film more than stands up, charting the journey of Evey Hammond (Natalie Portman) as she is drawn into the dark and morally conflicted world of the terrorist/freedom fighter V (Hugo Weaving), who seeks to bring about the downfall of a fascist British government and the uprising of an oppressed populace – by whatever means necessary. V for Vendettaĭirected by James McTeigue from a screenplay by The Wachowskis, the cinematic V for Vendetta largely abandons the critique of Thatcherism and "anarchy vs fascism" themes of Alan Moore and David Lloyd's groundbreaking graphic novel for a thinly veiled commentary on the George W. Beautifully animated and possessing plenty of heart alongside its more mature tone, this almost otherworldly film is a modern Christmas miracle.
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While Christmas films delving into the origins of Santa are usually saccharine dives into schmaltzy sentimentality, Klaus offers a slightly darker take, from the murky, decrepit setting that evokes the indefinable discomfort of A Series of Unfortunate Events to its version of the jolly gift-giver starting out as an imposing, intimidating figure-all of which, naturally, makes it even more captivating for kids than your typically cheery festive pablum. Yet after Jesper crosses paths with the surly woodsman Klaus, who has spent a lifetime carving toys, he stumbles on a way to potentially bring the town together-and starts a tradition in the process. With the strange town divided by two clans who have been at war for generations, the only thing the residents are likely to send each other is a frosty glare. When spoiled Jesper Johansson is sent to the isolated town of Smeerensburg and tasked with setting up a new post office, his father-the powerful Postmaster General-means it as a punishment. Blending the macabre with the mundane, director Remi Weekes delivers a tense, challenging film that will haunt viewers as much as its characters. The real horror of His House isn't the strange visions, haunted house, or potential ghosts though – it’s the bleakness of the lives Bol and Rial are forced into, the hostility and dehumanisation of the UK asylum process, the racism both overt and casual they face, all coupled with the enormous sense of loss they carry with them. The couple are also haunted by the lives they left behind – both figuratively, between the horrors they escaped and the struggle of how much of their cultural identities to cling to, and possibly literally, with visions of their late daughter Nyagak, who did not survive the journey, fading in and out of the walls of their dismal new home. Aidan Monaghan/NETFLIX © 2020 Aidan Monaghan/NETFLIXįleeing war-torn South Sudan, Bol (Ṣọpẹ Dirisu) and Rial (Wunmi Mosaku) are now living in a run-down house at the edge of London, harassed by their neighbours even as they try to fit in. His House: Wunmi Mosaku as Rial Majur, Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù as Bol Majur.
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