Direction? Fantastic. Cinematography? Remarkable. Art direction? Acting? Script? All excellent.
My only real complaint, which is barely a complaint, is how CHATTY the movie is.
Don’t get me wrong, the dialogue is great and does a good job of immersing you in the film and the time period. I suppose I just didn't expect the Count himself to monologue like a supervillain. Later on, it made sense as you learn more and more about him, but earlier when we first…
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Nosferatu 2024
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 2023
Splattered with unconvincing CG and a cavalcade of unlikeable characters, Dial of Destiny struggled to retain my interest. Honestly the most noteworthy aspect was perhaps the surprisingly convincing CG used to create a young Harrison Ford in the opening action scene.
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A knock-down, drag-out monster rumble the likes of which hadn’t been seen before! Riffing on the classic vibe of the 60’s kaiju eiga, GOTU finds a compelling middle ground between its believability and the more outlandish elements of the genre that it fully embraces. Perhaps one of the most successful revivals of any character returning to the big screen, the only major drawback is the characters being just a bit dry, but there’s enough happening to keep them involved and the performances are really solid (especially our dear Inspector Osako!)
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Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris 1999
The Revenge of Iris offers the end to what may be one of the rarest of creatures: a trilogy that gets better with each entry. Shinji Higuchi’s visual direction and Kaneko’s crackerjack storytelling make for a kaiju film with a blistering amount of emotional depth. It also remains the most visually impressive kaiju movie to come out of Japan to this day, utilizing a near perfect blend of CGI and traditional Suitmation effects. As a capper to the best kaiju films made in the 90’s, G3 might just be the true King of the Monsters.
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