Three reviews for one: Soderbergh’s Traffic, Sciamma’s Petite Maman, ans Von Trier’s Dancer in the Dark … More Three-for-One: Traffic (2000), Dancer in The Dark (2000), Petite Maman (2021)
A typical Kiyoshi Kurosawa premise that allows him to explore creepy, unexplainable moods and atmospheres. … More Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “Doppelganger” lesser but interesting work
Sergei Eisenstein’s unfathomable, awe-inspiring war epic that’s an allegory to the Germans and the Catholic church in pre-revolution Russia. The vision is of the power of the modern Russian citizen, standing up against bourgeois apathy and laziness. An uprising of the people of Novgorod and Russia, led by a handsomely blonde hair flowing General, Alexander Nevsky, that speaks for the people, is reasonable in his logic and exists solely as a symbol for revolution. … More “Alexander Nevsky” (1938) the real Sergei Eisenstein epic
Tony Scott making a genre film. A full-fledged, no doubt about it genre film and doing a damn good job while he’s at it. The Hunger, a vampire film at its simplest, a sensual exploration of desire at its most surreal, delivers an atmospheric, moody horror. … More Tony Scott makes a genre film? “The Hunger”(1983) Review
Starting a new series to review as many films as possible – the three-for-one. Three reviews in one piece, all capsule, to get as many thoughts down as humanely possible. Expect more of this format. … More Three-for-One: Popeye (1980), Source Code (2011), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Incredibly powerful writing, performance,, and story about the trial relating to Argentina’s Dirty War. An all-encompassing look at the corruption, horror, and intimidation that took place, and the sheer and utter lack of humanity prohibited in these acts of pure genocide … More “Argentina, 1985” (2022) a striking, incisive look at The Dirty War
Time passes in Inisherin, not in any sort of hurry, and completely unaware of its function. … More The Banshees of Inisherin is Martin McDonagh’s crowning achievement
Carlos Saura’s Honeycomb is an unbearable exploration of regression into childhood. … More “Honeycomb” (1969) is an annoyingly misguided attempt at storytelling
The Menu’s sole purpose is to alienate the upper-class pawns through indignation and granting them their every desire – even self-destruction. Mark Mylod’s misanthropic social satire is revenge-based. The servant class exacts revenge on the rich. … More Ralph Fiennes Instills Fear in Ham-fisted Social Satire “The Menu”
The Enforcer (1951) is a murder for profit affair with a mastermind sitting at the top of the pyramid giving directives to desperate men without a motive, and staying protected from the law. Enter Humphrey Bogart, the lead playing a tough nosed district attorney tasked with the impossible in bringing the massive ring of hired hit men to justice.
… More The Enforcer (1951) a mad scientist noir
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