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The Aviator
One of my favourites. Endlessly re-watchable for weird cinematography, for Cate Blanchett’s Hepburn & for the Wainwright cameos. →
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The Black Dahlia
Looks great, sounds great, dreadful performances from everyone who’s either flat & wooden or coked up to the nines. →
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The Long Goodbye
Obviously a classic, but also notable for an early Schwarzenegger moustache. →
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Bride of Re-Animator
Just utterly fucking ridiculous and I wouldn’t change a bit of it. →
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The Misfits
An oppressive, emotionally-wrought film, all the more so for knowing that it was Monroe’s last film. Flawed, but worth watching. →
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Walkabout
Dreamy cinematography and a haunting soundtrack. Kind of dull as well! →
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Plein Soleil
Great ’60s French Talented Mr. Ripley adaptation. Creepy, stylish, sophisticated, and men have never been prettier than here. →
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Battle Royale
The older I get, the more reasonable the solution presented in this film seems to me. →
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The Witches
Grotesque, terrifying Roald Dahl adaptation in which some blameless, kindly old women are brought to ruin by a horrible child. →
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Kung Fu Hustle
Chinese martial arts comedy that parodies…pretty much everything, I think. Utterly preposterous and I love it to bits. →
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
One of those brilliant early Miramax flicks from when Sam Rockwell seemed poised to take over the world. →
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Wings of Honnêamise
Could’ve been a solidly respectable anime; ruins it all by making lead character attempted rapist midway through. Avoid. →
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
[INCOHERENT SCREAM] →
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Captain America: Civil War
Fun, but no real depth. →
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Midnight Special
Superb Nichols & Shannon collaboration, made me feel like I was watching Close Encounters for the first time. Astonishing. →
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Theatre of Blood
Ludicrously brilliant black comedy in which Vincent Price really needs to learn to take criticism better. →
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The Jungle Book (2016)
Shoe-horned songs aside, a solid, thrilling remake with some incredible CGI. Idris Elba’s Shere Khan is a perfect villain. →
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The American Friend
A grimy German adaptation of Ripley's Game that looks like an Edward Hopper painting come to life. Bleak, but brilliant. →
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Watchmen
A juvenile interpretation of the source, lacking nuance and understanding, but it’s viscerally, meatily entertaining nonetheless. →
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The Fallen Idol
In which an annoying, talkative child holds the key to a possible murder, yet nobody offs the child. BAFFLING. →