To discuss Ben Wheatley's 2015 dystopian drama HIGH-RISE—based on the J.G. Ballard novel of the same name, adapted for the screen by Amy Jump, and starring Tom Hiddleston and Jeremy Irons—we welcome to the show Simon Owens, a past colleague of Bill and Renan's and a journalist based in DC. The film looks and sounds amazing, the source material is first-rate, and the acting is all around superb. So why does this movie actually make less sense than some of the crazier movies we've talked about this season? Debate ensues.
High-Rise links:
High-Rise on IMDb High-Rise on Wikipedia Glenn Kenny review Mark Kermode review Peter Bradshaw review Vice on Ballard's High-Rise Ballardian on Wheatley's High-Rise Spectator UK on J.G. Ballard's politics The Paris Review on translating Ballard City Lab on High-Rise and luxury architecture Wikipedia: List of tallest residential buildings New York on "fancy prisons for billionaires" Simon Owens at Medium Simon Owens on TwitterShow links:
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