The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Form is the argument.”
Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.
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Shadows and Fog
Comedy · Mystery · Crime · 1991
With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
Movie details
Shadows and Fog
“A delicate comedy-mystery in true Allen fashion.”
1991 Comedy · Mystery · Crime 1h 25m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.7 / 10
Community rating
With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Shadows and Fog?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Woody Allen
Written by
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Kleinman
Mia Farrow
Irmy
John Malkovich
Clown
John Cusack
Student Jack
Madonna
Marie
Kathy Bates
Prostitute
Jodie Foster
Prostitute
Court is in session
Put Shadows and Fog on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.