Diary for feature films since Jan 2017.
Favourites are picked from films seen in the past six months. They are switched monthly.
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Inspector Palmu's Error 1960
Error is always a blast to watch.
Even though the mystery and the final reveal don't quite hold up on multiple rewatches, the film is still a ton of fun. Colourful characters, a wondrous cast, a snappy pace, Kassila's firm directorial control and of course the brilliantly morbid sense of humour truly entertain.
On rewatches it's fun to watch how so many side characters have their own agendas at the backgrounds of almost every scene. Especially Leo Jokela tries to…
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Chimes at Midnight 1965
How on Earth am I supposed to review this?
Combining material from five plays, and a history book that inspired them, Chimes at Midnight is the last, the most ambitious and the best of the three Shakespeare adaptations Orson Welles made during his tumultuous film career. Using the very best of Shakespeare's insults and himself in a main role filled with self-irony, Welles turns a beloved side character into a tragic antihero.
Welles' Falstaff is equally lovable and despicable. When…
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