Criterion challenge week 13
A very rough and gritty noir that hits all the tones just right, sgt bannion is a tough as nails detective that just fits the premise so perfectly, it is essentially the archtypical characters you will eventually see in neo-noir films where the only thing missing is the booze and pain. With just a brisk 90ish minute runtime this movie paces so well, and also not to mention how great alot of the shots and camera movements feel, its all very slick.
Criterion challenge week 12
The phrase "every frame a painting" sure seems accurate in this moment, the movies looks so good from start to end, the cinematography is very slick. Certainly an underrated scorsese movie that doesnt seem to get enough mention.
My 1000th movie logged on letterboxd, i wanted it to be something appropriate for this milestone. Salo is tough, salo is vile, salo is absolutely disgusting, anyway you look at it, one way or another you will feel something out of it. Anger, disgust, shock or sadness, unless youre completely soulless this film will impact you one way or another.
The best way to look at this is as a piece of art rather than something exploitative. Pasolini tried to…
61 days of horror 2022
Day 46: Mark of The Devil
From the very first moment it started i could tell that i would love this film, it openes with a rather beautiful but haunting song almost like anything riz ortolani would make. From there you essentially have a more sleasy but brutal version of witchfinder general, while both films showcase the horror of the witch hunts mark of the devil goes one step beyond by showing the trur terror…
