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Category Archives: Reviews
Loving Memory (1970)
Twelve years before he made his debut good and proper with The Hunger, Tony Scott directed this little-seen British art film. Beyond a knack for composing striking frames, you’d be hard pushed to guess the two movies came from the … Continue reading
Vixen (1968)
Vixen a.k.a. Russ Meyer’s Nymphomaniac. Everyone remembers Meyer movies for the T and A but the guy really was an impressive filmmaker, especially where editing and rhythm is concerned. His movies dance and boogie with genuine zest and vigour. I’ve … Continue reading
American Ultra (2015)
Came for the dopey high-concept and the actors. Works for about two thirds then becomes a tad brain-numbing and formulaic. I’m all for splatty violence but something about it here just didn’t sit right with me. Eisenberg is fine but … Continue reading
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Eureka (1983)
A typically Roeg-ian mosaic of greed, lust and rivalry that starts off ice-cold before reaching sunburnt-levels of craziness. Really underrated performance from Hackman here. He plays an extremely hateful, angry character. Very characteristic of Hackman’s best roles (Popeye, Harry Caul) … Continue reading
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Tagged Eureka, Gene Hackman, Joe Pesci, Joe Spinell, Mickey Rourke, Nicolas Roeg, Rutger Haur, Theresa Russell
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The Good Dinosaur (2015)
Not quite on board with the negative reaction this one got. Quite a pleasurable watch with a surrealistic blend of animation. I know many didn’t get along with the disconnect between the hyper-real backgrounds and hyper-unreal dinosaurs but I kinda … Continue reading
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
So Batman has a lot of dreams that look like trailers for movies DC are planning on making. That’s weird. I still can’t get behind a Superman so fucking angsty, desaturated and gritty. What the holy fuck were they thinking … Continue reading
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
I only heard of Paul Mazursky last year (when he passed away, sadly) but his body of work seems to have had a subtle influence on many of today’s best filmmakers. I really didn’t know what to expect. He’s like … Continue reading
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
I fell in love with a dead woman because of this film. My first Akerman movie. A grand epic that celebrates the mundane routine of life and everyday womanhood. Provocative in it’s length, form and meaning but so hypnotic and … Continue reading
Sexually Driven: David Cronenberg’s Crash (1996)
Crash turns twenty years old this year. Even today David Cronenberg’s controversial adaptation of JG Ballard’s equally controversial novel feels like an earth-shattering breakthrough in depicting sex in movies. Sex can be weird, kinky, scary, confusing, touching, hilarious, experimental, awkward, … Continue reading
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