Luca Pavano

Luca Pavano

Favorite films

  • The Wind Rises
  • Get Out
  • The Lighthouse
  • Noroi: The Curse

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  • The Mist

    ★★★½

  • V/H/S/99

    ★★

  • Smile

    ★★

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  • The Mist

    The Mist

    ★★★½

    This was a damn fun movie. I've heard a lot about the visual effects issues that seeped partially from production. The only issues came from the first fight with the 'tentacles' which had a couple goofy moments and some off graphics, that were mostly easy to look to look past. The majority of this film was a lot of fun. Good characters, amazing monster designs that felt like the perfect match between otherworldly, yet familiar enough and a lot of…

  • V/H/S/99

    V/H/S/99

    ★★

    V/H/S 94 was one of my favourite films of the year. Every segment felt unique, well-produced and brimming with originality. 99, has fallen flat for me in just about every aspect. Let's go through them in order.

    The first short has some nice aesthetic choices and some nice moments and effects. The editing was a lot of fun, for the majority, as the cutting between the Black Cat members and their zombie counterparts was a good notch for me. However,…

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  • Smile

    Smile

    ★★

    My partner and I saw a lot of hype about this film, particularly on TikTok about how absolutely terrifying it was. Going into it, I knew there were a lot of jumpscares but nothing else. Coming out of it, my god were there a lot of jumpscares. The film wasn't scary as such, the performances were just fine, minus a few strange casting choices and the effects were pretty solid. The main issue with this film, is that it doesn't…