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Review

The House That Jack Built

by David Jenkins

Lars von Tri­er is up to his old tricks in this absurd­ly macabre and deeply self-con­scious por­trait of a ser­i­al killer.

1
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two female faces behind a glass door with vertical blinds, marked "1st CLASS".
Review

Nymphomaniac

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Lars von Trier’s two-part psy­cho­sex­u­al epic makes for invig­o­rat­ing, pro­found and occa­sion­al­ly baf­fling viewing.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Melancholia

by Jonathan Crocker

There’s some­thing pow­er­ful here, but von Tri­er hasn’t quite man­aged to force it through the screen.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Antichrist

by Jonathan Crocker

Antichrist con­firms Lars von Tri­er as the mad mas­ter-imp of world cinema.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Boss of It All

by Alan Mack

Lars von Trier’s lat­est is light, frothy and bit­ing­ly fun­ny with a pleas­ing­ly dark underside.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Manderlay

by David Jenkins

Lars von Trier’s lat­est is an exer­cise in claus­tro­pho­bic film­mak­ing, rife with sym­bol­ism and an unstop­pable momentum.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect