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Category Archives: Movies Watched In 2017
Wrong Turn (2003)
A generic, derivative and, worst of all, boring backwoods slasher film. It sorta feels weird to see a studio-polished riff on horror concepts that were born on the fringes of mainstream cinema. When Wes Craven tackled inbred mutants in The … Continue reading
Personal Shopper (2016)
The first GREAT movie of 2017. Totally unpredictable, genre-fluid and formally daring, Olivier Assayas’ Personal Shopperwas not at all the movie I expected, but it turned out to be exactly the one I needed. On paper, this movie just shouldn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Kristen Stewart, Olivier Assayas, Personal Shopper
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Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995)
For a straight-to-video sequel, Darkman II has pretty good production value. Despite arriving five years after its predecessor, it certainly feels like a legit continuation of Sam Raimi’s original Darkman rather than a loosely connected cash-in (and I repeat, five … Continue reading
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Tagged Arnold Vosloo, Bradford May, Darkman II, Larry Drake
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Southbound (2015)
The thing I appreciate about Southbound, the latest in a long line of recent anthology horror films, is the group effort by all the filmmakers involved to create an elaborate and consistent mythology. There’s a world built in this movie, … Continue reading
Commando (1985)
If I saw Commando when I should have, aged between eight and twelve years old, I would have probably grown up with an unflinching fondness for it. Watching it today at twenty six though, it’s difficult to look past the … Continue reading
Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013)
By the end of this documentary you’ll be convinced you’ve just seen the making of the greatest film never made. However, Jodorowsky’s Dune isn’t a tale of Hollywood studio conglomerates failing to see potential in a game-changing project, but the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alejandro Jodorowsky, Jodorowsky's Dune
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Cobra (1985)
Cobra is one of a handful of action movies Sylvester Stallone wrote and starred in during the 80s (outside of the Rocky and Rambo films) and the legend goes he pretty much directed this one too. As Lieutenant Marion ‘Cobra’ Cobretti, Stallone goes up against … Continue reading
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Tagged Brigitte Nielsen, Cobra, Sylvester Stallone
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Rocky IV (1985)
Stallone never really gets his due as a filmmaker. Anyone who believes in the auteur theory could make a serious case for Stallone just by looking at the Rockyseries. I love these movies because of how he utilised them to reflect … Continue reading
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Tagged Dolph Lundgren, Rocky IV, Sylvester Stallone
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Singles (1992)
Probably Cameron Crowe’s lightest film (during his “on” period at least) in terms of content but the snapshot – or “single” as opposed to “album” – presentation makes it pleasingly episodic and breezy. It’s essentially a collection of vignettes, each … Continue reading
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Tagged Bridget Fonda, cameron crowe, Kyra Sedgwick, Matt Dillon, Singles
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Darkman (1990)
Essentially a dry-run for a lot of ideas Raimi would retool for his Spider-Mantrilogy, but considered on its own terms – as a 1990 made-for-screen comic book movie – Darkman is a fun little curio. Green-lit and released hot on the heels of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Pope, Darkman, Frances McDormand, Larry Drake, Liam Neeson, Sam Raimi
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