Mister Lonely
Dir: Harmony Korine
2007
*****
Michael Jackson (played by the fantastic Diego Luna) meets Marilyn Monroe (played by the beautiful - and one of the greatest actresses of our time - Samantha Morton) while working in a Parisian nursing home, Marilyn Monroe convinces Michael Jackson to come with her to a celebrity commune on an Island off the Scottish mainland. There, they live with the Pope (played by James Fox) who is sleeping with the Queen, Abe Lincoln, the Three Stooges, Buckwheat, Shirley Temple, Madonna, Sammy Davis Jr., and Charlie Chaplin (with Hitler-like characteristics) played Denis Lavant. They then put on the greatest show of all time. Meanwhile, Werner Herzog plays a priest who convinces a bunch of Nuns to jump out of an Airplane. It's as bizarre and wonderful as it sounds. Harmony Korine is ace and so is this film. Seriously, it's about the importance of individuality and finding yourself and films don't come more individual than this.

Spring Breakers
Dir: Harmony Korine
2012
**
Spring Breakers seems to have been welcomed by the very people I'm pretty sure it is trying to send up. This is a visionary nightmare of the new lost generation no? The gratuitous imagery and horrible behaviour are shown at a fast and repetitive rate that really seems to deliver the message with a hammer - yet still I'm not sure this film has been understood. The ending probably didn't help though, probably didn't do Pussy Riot any favours either. It's ultimately a fail because the message is lost and the imagery takes over. I've got a lot of love for Harmony Korine and this film is a couple of tweaks away from being a masterpiece. Unfortunately those couple of tweaks are pretty important ones, the message is lost and it's just plain horrible to watch.