Plaudits to cinematographer Karim Hussain, who invests every scene with an air of off-kilter eeriness, and to composer Jim Williams, whose previous credits include Julia Ducournau’s cannibal classic Raw, who conjures an aural landscape that ranges from the brooding to the booming, from intimacy to insanity. If you don't want to see weeping bone marrow, then look away now. The podcast Kermode and Mayo's Film Review has been added to your home screen. Possessor will doubtless prove too gleefully gory for some audiences and too oblique for others, like a half-remembered dream, full of ellipses, open-ended questions and violent eruptions. ... Red, White and Blue, Possessor, and The Ringmaster. Possessor. But there’s also a strong emotional thread, exemplified by Vos’s separation from her own family, to whom she has become a danger, and from whom her boss (played with relish by Jennifer Jason Leigh) is determined to keep her apart. : SFcrowsnest. Review of Possessor Uncut (2020) By Mark Kermode (1,215) for The Observer (UK) (732) on 30 Nov 2020 Scenes of faces melting and bodies merging have a satisfyingly tactile feel, harking back to the experimental cinematic trickery of Georges… It’s a job laced with danger, not least because the “possessor” can become damaged or infected by their time as a psychological parasite, losing track of their own identity, a predicament perfectly captured by Riseborough’s minutely attuned performance. There’s a real physical depth to Possessor that helps keep the story grounded even during its most outlandish flights of fantasy. Load More. 00:34:53 Box Office Top 10 from 2001 00:46:55 Viggo Mortensen interview 01:02:50 Falling review 01:05:30 Possessor 01:11:29 Red, White and Blue 01:17:31 The Ringmaster 01:20:42 … Set in an alternate version of the early 21st century, it’s a tale of cyber-surveillance and physical transference that taps into timely fears while also addressing age-old issues of identity, alienation and being an impostor in your own life. November 29, 2020. Scenes of faces melting and bodies merging have a satisfyingly tactile feel, harking back to the experimental cinematic trickery of Georges Méliès, albeit with added 21st-century oomph. Director: Brandon CronenbergStars: Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Tuppence Middleton. Andrea Riseborough brings a chilly anxiety to the role of Tasya Vos, an assassin for a sinister industrial espionage company that transplants the consciousness of its agents into unwitting hosts to carry out covert hits, like a much nastier version of Inception. The man of many movies, Mark Kermode, sits down for the sci-fi film Possessor, set in an alternative reality Earth where Tasya Vos, a corporate assassin, seizes control of other people's bodies using … In Review. Mark and Simon are joined by Guy Pearce who talks about his new movie The Last Vermeer, in which he stars as "Han" van Meegeren, a Dutch painter and portraitist, one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century. Subreddit for Kermode and Mayo's Film Review on BBC 5 live, also called "Wittertainment" by its fans. Mark Kermode just reviewed new sci-fi horror Possessor for the BBC and here’s his review…. We’ll also have your essential streaming film reviews including Steve McQueen’s drama Red, White and Blue, starring John Boyega, and new horrors Possessor and The Ringmaster. 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Mark and Simon are joined by Viggo Mortensen who t. 11/27/2020. Mark Kermode reviews Possessor. Plus an interview with director Kevin Macdonald to talk about Life In A Day 2020. The Mandalorian: season two, chapter 13, The Jedi (review). 0. Popular articles. Star Trek Discovery: season 3, episode 8, The Sanctuary (trailer). We’ll also have your essential streaming film reviews including Steve McQueen’s drama Red, White and Blue, starring John Boyega, and new horrors Possessor and The Ringmaster. Set in an alternate version of the early 21st century, it’s a tale of cyber-surveillance and physical transference that taps into timely fears while also addressing age-old issues of identity, alienation and being an impostor in your own life. Mark Kermode joins Simon Mayo to give his verdict on the week's movies. nyone feeling nostalgic for the 70s/80s heyday of squishy, sociopolitical body-horror will find plenty to feast on in this uproariously gory yet satisfyingly cerebral second feature from Canadian writer-director Brandon Cronenberg. There’s a real physical depth to Possessor that helps keep the story grounded even during its most outlandish flights of fantasy. Iterations: The Kon-Tiki Quartet: Part Four by Eric Brown and Keith Brooke (book review). Mark Kermode's film of the week Possessor review – mind-and-body-snatching thrills from Brandon Cronenberg. Recently I was surprised to hear the esteemed critic Mark Kermode describe the new horror film Sinister as a ‘found footage’ film. 257 talking about this. 4 out of 5 stars. Mark Kermode joins Simon Mayo to give his verdict on the week's movies. The director shows his father’s flair for the visceral with this gleefully gory sci-fi horror starring Andrea Riseborough Anyone feeling nostalgic for the 70s/80s heyday of squishy, sociopolitical body-horror will find plenty to feast on in this uproariously gory yet satisfyingly cerebral second feature from Canadian writer-director Brandon Cronenberg. Rotten Tomatoes - 93% Tomatometer & 59% Audience Score The Guardian review - Possessor will doubtless prove too gleefully gory for some audiences and too oblique for others, like a half-remembered dream, full of ellipses, open-ended questions and violent eruptions.