How did anybody not enjoy this? It's just a really solid meat and potatoes thriller that's shot with Shyamalan flair. Hartnett is doing great stuff, and I think it does a good job constantly racheting up the tension while still making room for some fun little bits (like Mom and her daughter arguing with each other). This feels like one I wouldn't mind just throwing on again at some point
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 2024
This is great. It's not jump up in your seat, pump your fist while screaming in delight like Fury Road, but that doesn't even really feel like it's goal. I think Miller would have been just courting disaster if he tried to make this with the same level of physical bravado, and I like that he basically substitutes in a bunch of action that would be impossible to create without computers. Every action scene is still beautiful coordinated and shot…
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Poltergeist 1982
Hooptober9 #6: 1 Tobe Hooper film
This movie scared the pants off me when I was younger and it is so easy to see why. Hooper can fill a frame with such wonder and dread. The effects are often so simple, but make for quite the impact. There is a humanity to all these performances that makes it feel so grounded. Even Tangina, who is the closest to a standard type for this story, feels more like a person trying…
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Arachnophobia 1990
Hooptober9 #1- Insect movies, 1/8 decades (90s)
Some good, goofy spider action. Frank Marshall does a solid homage to b-movies with more than a touch of his Amblin partner Spielberg. Love the use of Cambria and SLO county in general. The performances are quite a bit of fun. It is easy to see why the Goodman character of Delbert has become the iconic thing from this movie since he is comedy gold, but I think both Julian Sands and Jeff…
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