Went to see Vortex tonight because my son (who's 17, don't worry) is a big Noe fan — he's even watched Irreversible, which I've never been able to will myself to. Anyway, we both thought it was profound and moving. "Emotionally grueling" is a fair description, but only in the way that, you know, life is. It has some of Noe's fixations — drugs, disconnection — but all in an understated way that serves the story. All three of the primary cast members are very good. The central conceit of the split screen never feels gimmicky, it's a way of showing how two people sharing a life in the same apartment can inhabit different worlds. Really a pretty terrific film.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Friday, 20 May 2022 01:11 (one year ago) link
Wait, this nerd just recut "Irreversible" into chronological order?
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 9 February 2023 20:00 (one year ago) link
Apparently it's a blu-ray special feature on a rerelease that is being released to theaters because sure why not
― mh, Thursday, 9 February 2023 22:00 (one year ago) link
From last year and not a terribly surprising list but this part is just perfect. It has context but still funny.
The day I turned eighteen, my mother said, “It’s your eighteenth birthday, come with me, I’m, going to take you to see Pasolini’s Sodom. We need to talk about human cruelty.”
https://thequietus.com/articles/31507-gaspar-noe-favourite-films-bakers-dozen
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Thursday, 29 June 2023 21:05 (nine months ago) link