Movie Reviews6.4/10
Doctor Parnassus Cheats the Devil — and the Audience
A review of Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, a flawed film of ambition marred by Heath Ledger's untimely death.
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Movie Reviews5.1/10
Gilliam’s Fairy-Tale Horror Works Until It Starts Talking to Itself
A dark fairy tale of two grifters who find a real curse in the haunted forest — a gingerbread man and a magic mirror haunt this tale.
Movie Reviews5/10
Terry Gilliam’s Vegas Trip Loses Its Way Once Raoul Duke Checks Into the Hotel
Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) is a cult classic that fails as a film. A review of the Depp and del Toro adaptation.
TV Reviews8.3/10
Monty Python’s Flying Circus Still Dictates What Comedy Is Allowed to Do
Monty Python's Flying Circus premiered on BBC in 1969 and ran four series without ever delivering a punchline. A look at the show's structure, cast and legacy.
Movie Reviews9.1/10
Monty Python’s Holy Grail Turns Arthurian Romance Into a Sketch About Bureaucracy
Monty Python and the Holy Grail at 50: how six Pythons turned King Arthur into coconuts, killer rabbits, and the funniest ending in comedy.
Movie Reviews7.6/10
Twelve Monkeys: Gilliam’s Time-Travel Trap Trusts Mood Over Logic
Terry Gilliam's Twelve Monkeys sends Bruce Willis through time to stop a virus. A review of the 1995 sci-fi thriller with Brad Pitt and Madeleine Stowe.
Movie Reviews7.8/10
Brazil at 41: Terry Gilliam’s Bureaucratic Dystopia, Reviewed
Terry Gilliam's Brazil (1985), explained: Sam Lowry, the teleprinter bug that kills a cobbler, De Niro's Tuttle, and why the satire still lands.