The 50s is an astounding time for film, as stagier studiobound pictures become grittier, more real and interested in a broader range of topics rather than restricting themselves to classic genres. In that context Anatomy of a Murder is still an interesting movie, courtroom drama wasn't an established thing and it's amazing how little the film doesn't seems to follow any formula (nor generate one). Yet an ageing Jimmy Stewart is giving way to James Dean and Marlon Brando and…
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The Fugitive 1993
Pinnacle of 90s blandness. After the 19th inept slo mo flashback of the murder scene I mostly zoned out. Everyone here on autopilot, the cinematography and style is so dull it actively makes you hate it.
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Anora 2024
Perhaps the most embarrassingly cringe worthy movie I've seen this year outside of Argyle, although this perhaps at least had a likeable lead despite not being much other than a stereotypical stripper/sex worker. I thought this might be leading somewhere for the first hour or so but then the whole production collapses into some kind of painfully unfunny fast that betrays so much anxiety about Eastern Europeans and independent women that I just held my head in my hands for…
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Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire 2023
If Sucker Punch didn't clue you in to the fact that Zack Snyder loves exploitation cinema then Rebel Moon is liable to go cinematically flying right over your head. Conceptually this work is probably genius, crossing as it does Star Wars and Kurosawa - naturally - then throwing in some Django, Jason and the Argonauts and 80s style Sword & Sorcery for *very* good measure. Those expecting some kind of depth are missing the point - and judging by internet reaction,…
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