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  Cruising 1980

  ★★★★½ Watched 23 Feb 2025

  Strip away the leather. Strip away the chain. The hats. The glasses. The studded belt. The facade completely stripped away and you're still left with the questions of who YOU are. Detective or Enthusiast. Tourist or BDSM veteran. Savior or Killer.

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  The Keep 1983

  ★★★½ Watched 10 Feb 2025

  I can only hope that long after the Sun swallows the Earth and the detritus of our planet is flung into the far reaches of space that a surviving copy of Tangerine Dream's complete works is found amongst the wreckage by whatever species combs it for scrap. Their score paired with Michael Mann's keen eye for visuals sold me on a movie I think I'd otherwise bounce off of. You either completely let yourself go to its ethereal and unconventional…

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  Demons 1985

  ★★★★★ Watched 03 Aug 2024

  Demons contains 5 unadulterated minutes of a dude whipping an old Caviga dirtbike in a theater, slaying demonic zombies with a Katana, all while Accept's "Fast As A Shark" plays at max volume. This film is fucking perfect. Italian insanity at its most visceral.

  A kaleidoscope of filth and gore, the human form being tortured and pulverized in as many ways as you can imagine. Italian Horror brutality knows no bounds and Lamberto Bava built a cathedral of violence in…

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  Godzilla Minus One 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 03 Dec 2023

  Godzilla as an avatar of death and destruction is my favorite kind of Godzilla. Heroic Kaiju defender of Japan may be fun, but the roots of the monster are firmly planted in Horror. Godzilla Minus One may be the first Godzilla movie that had me more invested in the human story than seeing G-Man do his thing. A ground level story of a nation's people dealing with aftermath of War, Poverty, and Nuclear Annihilation. It surprised me how touching all…

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