“Source Code”: Present-Tense Trauma
Mark Fisher looks back at the time-traveling thriller Source Code and its nightmare vision of the present.
Mark Fisher looks back at the time-traveling thriller Source Code and its nightmare vision of the present.
Lee Chang-dong’s glorious new film is a major step forward for an already accomplished Korean director. Whereas his previous films are dominated by harrowing psychic and linguistic breakdowns, Poetry involves emotional restraint and a profoundly moving emphasis on eloquence.