Outstanding film, even to this day 30 years later. Impeccable acting, edge of your seat tension both from the faceless enemy and the internal hierarchy on board the hero sub.
Losing Gene Hackman this week was a real loss. He and Denzel Washington’s performances are top notch, and they have a perfect blend of aggressive power and calm focus that dances brilliantly together.
Add to that the great direction by a gun 90’s action director Tony Scott, and underpinned by…
It had been a long time between drinks watching this solid cat & mouse Coen-Bros flavored thriller. Partly sparked by the recent impression Javier Bardiem left on me with his turn in Monsters: The Menendez Brothers.
I recall why I originally enjoyed this film (…to a point), and also recall why I felt it fell over. Once the thrill of the chase arc in the story was over, I saw no point to the rest of the movie. It kinda just…
Well. I tried not to get my hopes up, but they inevitably rose with each day as release date drew near.
And I’m equal parts relieved and elated to say: this didn’t disappoint, despite having decent expectations!
Genuine jump scares, appropriate (and gory) use of the various gestational stages of the alien (facehugger, chestburster, Xenomorph), and presented in some newly terrifying ways to show their horror.
One thing I wasn’t expecting to love was how - unlike Prometheus, which is…
What in the pure batshit insanity did I just watch?
Reminiscent of Requiem for a Dream, and blessed with outstanding direction, fantastic editing, and perfect sound that made this one of the most uneasy watching experiences in recent memory, Substance is a goldmine horror.
Posssssibly ran 20 minutes too long (but holy hell, WHAT a 20 minutes), this creepy, gory, edge-of-your-seat story of vanity and a woman going to insane lengths to hold onto her former beauty had me watching…
