The worst thing I've watched for a while. Russell Crowe is game, but this is complete unmitigated bilge.
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In a Violent Nature 2024
Really enjoyed this. It's strangely soothing - reminded me of the "slow TV" programmes the BBC sometimes put on, where it's just following a man having a nice walk through the woods, no music just the sound of the wind in the trees. And occasionally he turns someone inside out.
The wheels come off a bit at the end, as it deviates from the formula in a way that fails to satisfy, but overall I thought this was fun, and managed to do something original with the most derivative material imaginable.
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Someone's Watching Me! 1978
Saw this on the Criterion Channel app and was intrigued by a John Carpenter movie I hadn't seen yet.
I really enjoyed this - a tense stalker/surveillance thriller in the vein of Rear Window or When A Stranger Calls.
A small but excellent cast - Lauren Hutton and Adrienne Barbeau are especially good - and a smart script. Well written women characters with agency make it feel a little ahead of its time. It compares favourably to something of the…
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The Substance 2024
Stylish, revolting and occasionally powerful: like if All About Eve if had been directed by David Cronenberg.
There's a lot of visual flair on display, with inventive angles and compositions and beautiful production design. While the visual effects are the star of the show - gloopily, queasily tactile special effects will have you squirming in your seat - a lot of the film is actually very beautiful, using striking, creative shots to convey glamour, paranoia or disorientation as the scene…
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