Tom McCarthy is a seriously underrated director, and this is his first truly great movie.
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Ronin 1998
I’d only seen this movie when it came out and at the time thought it was all right, but this time around I’ve enjoyed it a lot more. One thing I’d noticed this time around and wouldn’t have back in 98 is that Frankenheimer has really crafted a loving homage to the work of William Friedkin, as there are many, many nods to the likes of: Sorcerer, To Live And Die In L.A., The Exorcist, The French Connection. The irony is not lost on me that he directed FC II.
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The Rule of Jenny Pen 2024
You’ve not seen anything like this: Elder Horror. A senile, post-stroke fever dream. So much of this movie is so straightforward, and then so much becomes WTF? Like you’re having brain skips. Lithgow is properly menacing and downright mean and he relishes every minute of it. Rush has no problem helping to chew up the scenery, either.
I’ll need to see it again. This is the kind of movie that will likely satisfy a more abstract and neurodivergent crowd.Translated from by -
Caligula: The Ultimate Cut 2023
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
This is a fine example of taking a notoriously awful film and salvaging it. Thomas Nevogan sorted through over 90 hours of footage that was shot for the original production, and this three hour film is a completely new film using alternative footage, a new score was created, some tasteful CGI was added to remove the look of cheap and gaudy sets, and what is presented has turned a film that Malcolm McDowall stated he was always utterly embarrassed by…
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