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Category Archives: Rewatch
The New York Ripper (1982)
An ugly, unpleasant, repugnant film. How much of that is intentional or just down to lazy, misjudged choices on Fulci’s part is hard to say. The New York Ripper certainly has its defenders but I just can’t get into it. Saying that, … Continue reading
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The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1971)
Just flat-out one of the greatest debut films ever made. Within the first ten minutes of The Bird with the Crystal Plumage you know you’re in the hands of a born filmmaker. The use of wide-shots in relation to a flurry of … Continue reading
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Snake Eyes (1998)
De Palma is on fire here taking yet another silly political thriller framework (ala Blow Out) and turning it into yet another A-grade aesthetic funhouse. The opening steadicam shot is just ridiculous (in the best sense of the word) and the Rashomon riffage … Continue reading
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Phenomena (1985)
When I first watched Phenomena a few years ago I found it to be one of Argento’s weakest movies, and while I still hold that opinion to a certain extent, I vastly underestimated the replay value of its set-pieces and design. As … Continue reading
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Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Unashamedly designed and paced to appeal to the youth of the 1990s, for a certain generation Romeo + Juliet is the film that transformed the Bard from boring english lesson into something closer to blockbuster entertainment. This is Shakespeare as a Fellini … Continue reading
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Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998)
Oblivion is the most unusual entry in the Phantasm series and it’s an easy one to write off. Faced with increasingly limited budgets and an uphill struggle to get an epic Roger Avary-penned sequel (Phantasm’s End/Phantasm 1999) financed, Coacarelli decided to scramble together … Continue reading
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Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994)
Following a dalliance with major-studio funding and distribution courtesy of Universal for Phantasm II, Coscarelli returned to independent financing and a smaller canvas for his second sequel which arrived six years later. With Phantasm III, horror’s weirdest franchise becomes even more of … Continue reading
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Phantasm II (1988)
Released nine years after the original film with big-time studio backing and resources courtesy of Universal, it’s no surprise that Phantasm II is much bigger in scope than the first film. Essentially a road movie that unfolds over an undisclosed period of … Continue reading
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Phantasm (1979)
“The funeral is about to begin” Over the past few years Phantasm has slowly climbed the ranks of my favourite horror movies to become a legit contender for the top spot. What sets it apart from so many other horror movies of … Continue reading
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Stop Making Sense (1984)
Stop Making Sense is my favourite movie of all time and a big part of that is because of Jonathan Demme. Beyond the music and the incredible central performance by Talking Heads, there’s an underlying enthusiasm and joy here that is … Continue reading
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