Rating this above the average because I’m a sucker for shot composition, and Tai Kato’s frames here are immaculate.
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The Psychic 1977
Really impressed with how lean and focused this is. It’s everything you want in a giallo with the mystery, misdirections, and horrifying reveals all wrapped up in a neat little 97 minute package that doesn’t waste your time and keeps you fully engaged throughout. I just love how this doesn’t last even a single second longer than it needs to. As soon as we hear that musical watch alarm, we think we know how it’s going to end. Then hard cut to credits. Perfect. Always leave ‘em wanting more.
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Hard Times 1975
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
“Chaney, you oughtta say SOMETHING!”
Walter Hill is one of my favorite writer/directors. He doesn’t write out exposition, or backstory, or rely on flashbacks to fill out the motivations for his characters. And the dialogue is very sparse. He is a master of visual storytelling, and Hard Times, the first film he got to write and direct, is perhaps the film where his “show, not tell“ style works the most effectively.
1970’s Charles Bronson and James Coburn with their rugged,…
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TRON: Legacy 2010
Every time I start to re-watch this movie I worry, is this the time that I won’t like it anymore? I always end up liking it even more once the credits roll. I used to think that this was a movie surviving simply on style and atmosphere. The achievements in audio, visual, and costume design here are astounding. And it goes without saying that Daft Punk have created one of the best motion picture scores ever. But is there anything…
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