Nicolas Winding Refn: The Essential Films

'Her Private Hell' Review: Getting lost in the neon fog

If it wasn’t clear immediately after Only God Forgives, Nicolas Winding Refn cares little about what his audience — including critics — think about his films. Why he’s not given the same leeway as, say, the similarly influence-digesting Panos Cosmatos when it comes to the “style over substance” discussion, I’ll never quite understand,* but there are few filmmakers working today who can hit the same highs that he can when he’s on his game. Refn’s…

A Conversation with Nicolas Winding Refn (HER PRIVATE HELL)

Nicolas Winding Refn has been one of my favorite filmmakers since I first saw Drive as a kid. In the years since, I have watched every Refn picture across every format he has worked in, from the grainy Copenhagen of […] The post A Conversation with Nicolas Winding Refn (HER PRIVATE HELL) appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

Nicolas Winding Refn: The Essential Films

“You know, I make films like a pornographer. I shoot what arouses me.” – Nicolas Winding Refn, The Hollywood Reporter, 05/2013 After a decade away from feature filmmaking, Nicolas Winding Refn is back in theaters with “Her Private Hell,” a surreal, defiantly abstract sci-fi nightmare that makes one thing clear: the Copenhagen-born provocateur has no interest in meeting audiences halfway. Continue reading Nicolas Winding Refn: The Essential Films…