A meditative little film infused with a profound sense of sadness. Despite the title and costume there is nothing flippant or comic here. In some scenes actor Muragishi appears to be sincerely crying in the presence of director Tan. There is some thoughtful discourse between Monkeyboy and a beautiful mountain. The film is dedicated to the memory of Muragishi, adding gravity to the film's already disconsolate tone.

First film I've seen on MUBI that I disliked. The first part of the collage is interesting enough, appearing to be a post-industrial meditation set to a hypnotic soundtrack. Unfortunately it culminates in a poorly executed monologue which didn't really seem to serve any purpose. Although I'm a lifelong appreciator of the avant-garde this brief film seemed to me to have no real reason to be.

Very nice cinematographic representation of Bach's music, a classical "music video" years ahead of its time. There are some cool abstract animation sequences interspersed with dynamic photography of architectural elements The film says a lot about Bach's sense of order and variation that anyone will be able to relate to.

Utterly charming, like most of M. Méliès' films. Aside from some very amusing bits (the giant lobster/lady) what really impressed me here was the precision with which the stop-camera effects were accomplished. The viewer knows how the magic tricks are done, but barely notices the in-camera edits, as the actors were staged so well.

A charmingly rustic and very American little film that exults in its own handmade down home surrealism, camp, and black humor.

As the synopsis suggests, Remains is non-narrative in the conventional sense. However there is a pure filmic form of poetic narrative here. It may seem challenging at points along the way but will ultimately win the viewer over. I won't spoil it for interested persons, but there is a rather dramatic shift in tone at one point which is just brilliant. Grungy handheld dark ambient industrial textural beauty with a morbid edge, and then ... something else!

One of the best films of 2009. I think many of us who liked it were surprised at how well it worked. All of the pre-release controversy regarding the casting of Cage and the re-imagining of "the original" ceased to matter given the wonderfully keeling reeling timbre of the film. Nice to see Cage be good again.

Mr. Jackson, which living and working directors do you most admire, and why?

Mr. Aikens, two women were crucial in the book. The man's wife is one of them. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to the film. The advance buzz on it is very good indeed.

I would very much like to see this film. Is there some way to request an invitation?