Black Swan

If anyone had any doubt in their mind, that Darren Aronofsky is a masterful director, it will be completely erased upon viewing his latest film, one that’s nothing short of masterpiece, Black Swan.  It’s an erotic thriller; a combination of head-spinning madness and paranoia.  While this madness is unpredictable, it’s never random.  There’s a cunning in the film that we haven’t seen in anything else released in 2010.... Read More

1001 Movie Club: Requiem for a Dream

It’s time for the third installment of first month of the 1001 Movie Club. Of the four films we watched in November, Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream is my favorite.  It’s the director’s first film after Pi which put him on the map in a very, very good way. The script was adapted for the big screen by Aronofsky and Hubert Selby Jr., and is based on Selby’s book of the same name. It closely examines a small group... Read More