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Category Archives: Favourite Movies
Something Wild (1986)
Every time I rewatch this it jumps up like twenty places in my favourite movies of all time. The transition of tones is utterly jaw-dropping. A film so full of character, ennui, optimism, spontaneity, sadness and sheer life. If my … Continue reading
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Tagged 1986, Jeff Daniels, Jonathan Demme, Melanie Griffith, Ray Liotta
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Brazil (1985)
Legitimately one of the most comprehensively realised filmmaking visions ever committed to celluloid, Brazil is a movie stacked with aesthetic bric-a-brac and glued together by madcap paranoia. Surely Gilliam’s crowning achievement and the greatest display of his talents. Here he … Continue reading
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Tagged 1985, Jonathan Pryce, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam
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Halloween (1978)
I watch this every year without fail because it is One of The Greatest Movies Ever Made. I still manage to see new things in it. Carpenter’s economical style becomes more and more minimalist the more I see it, almost … Continue reading
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Tagged 1978, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Carpenter
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Blood Simple (1984)
Blood Simple is the closest the Coens have ever come to making a straight-up horror flick, which is no doubt why I hold it in such high regard. The inventive gore is exceptional. So many wince-inducing moments. The Coens have … Continue reading
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Tagged 1984, coen brothers, Dan Hedaya, Frances McDormand, John getz, M. Emmett Walsh
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The Matrix (1999)
“I know you’re out there. I can feel you now. I know that you’re afraid. You’re afraid of us. You’re afraid of change. I don’t know the future. I didn’t come here to tell you how this is going to … Continue reading
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Romero’s masterpiece. Zombies were never my favourite horror ghouls as a kid and Romero was never really one of “my guys” in the same way Raimi, Carpenter and Craven were. Nevertheless I saw Dawn of the Dead multiple times and enjoyed it … Continue reading
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Tagged Dawn of the Dead, George A. Romero
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A Digital Masterwork: Michael Haneke’s Caché (2005)
Caché is one of those movies that winds you so tightly after one watch that a second viewing is sure to be less satisfying. I finally plucked up the courage to give it another spin and while the experience is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Caché, Daniel Auteuil, Hidden, Juliette Binoche, Michael Haneke
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Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
My favourite Friday! Jason Lives is when shit finally gets going. The Voorhees/Tommy Jarvis feud continues in glorious fashion as Jason returns from the dead thanks to a well-timed bolt of lightning. Despite being made as the series was experiencing diminishing returns, Part VI looks … Continue reading
Mike Leigh’s Apocalypse: Naked (1993)
Naked was the first Mike Leigh movie I ever saw and it hit me like a ton of bricks. I’d never seen something so kitchen-sink be so stylised, heightened and doom-laden. David Thewlis’ performance is one of the greatest ever committed … Continue reading
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Tagged David Thewlis, Gina McKee, Katrin Cartlidge, Lesley Sharp, mike leigh, Naked, Peter Wight
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