HaxanIsland

HaxanIsland

Favorite films

  • Titane
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Kwaidan
  • A Zed & Two Noughts

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  • Nosferatu

    ★★★★½

  • Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

    ★★★½

  • Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

    ★★★★

  • Monkey Man

    ★★★★

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  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu

    ★★★★½

    Nosferatu (1922)
    Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
    Nosferatu (2025)
    Film’s first great trilogy of remakes, all around 50 years apart.
    I loved this movie. The use of shadows is unparalleled. The performances are stellar. The sets, wardrobe, dialogue, and cosmetic make up are all perfect examples of why it’s great to obsess over detail when you are making a period piece. Bill disappeared into this role. Between this and Pennywise he seems fit to be the next Bela Lugosi, without Lugosi’s eventual fall into low budget paycheck movies.

  • Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

    Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

    ★★★½

    For the 4th movie in this franchise in a row where I just want the humans to be all gone already.

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  • Rebel Ridge

    Rebel Ridge

    ★★★½

    As someone from the rural south this movie felt like it happened in my home town. There are no shortage of stories detailing the corruption of police in places like NYC, LA, and Baltimore. However, I rarely see rural town law enforcement corruption depicted beyond the cop simply being racist or working with a criminal for extra cash. Saulnier’s gift as a filmmaker is making things feel believable. Green Room was unique because it’s characters avoided the dumb mistakes trope…

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