Ladies and Gentlemen, this is mambo number five.
Favorite films
Recent activity
AllRecent reviews
More-
Wake in Fright 1971
If this is what Australia is like before Mad Max then the post apocalypse is a massive improvement. The Outback is depicted as an inescapable doom spiral of despair from which there is no escape and the only solace is alcohol, which the locals are all too eager to share. I didn't think it was possible, but this movie makes the act of being offered a beer terrifying. Donald Pleasance is a menacing force who serves as an example of…
Translated from by -
Den of Thieves 2018
I haven't seen Gerard Butler in something that could pass for a good movie in years. The Heat comparisons are absolutely warranted, lol. It's like if Heat were directed by a very talented middle school boy.
Translated from by
Popular reviews
More-
Megalopolis 2024
"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane."
This movie is completely unquantifiable on a first watch and may well continue to be upon multiple rewatches. There's a ton of messy, sometimes painfully obvious metaphors that are portrayed so earnestly I cannot help but love the movie for it. I had a very positive bias going in because I wanted, regardless of quality, a…
Translated from by -
Kraven the Hunter 2024
Just a dreadfully soulless movie. No pulse. Dead on arrival. The least I've ever seen a movie try to entertain me.
Translated from by
