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KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park 1978
A particular type of film defies conventional criticism—not because it is overly excellent or woeful, but because it occupies a realm where the typical rules do not apply. KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978) exemplifies this phenomenon, being a made-for-TV oddity that seeks to be both a rock-and-roll superhero adventure and a mystery-thriller, yet primarily succeeds as a peculiar cultural artefact of the late 1970s.
If you were to take the Star Wars cantina scene, filter it through…
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The Searchers 1956
Some films are admired. Some are beloved. And then there are those rare movies, like The Searchers, that linger in the soul long after the screen fades to black. John Ford’s 1956 masterpiece is frequently regarded as the greatest Western ever made, but that seems like an understatement. It is not merely a Western; it is a reckoning with the mythology of the American West itself, peeling back the romanticised veneer to expose the deep scars beneath.
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire 2019
The film is just visual cinematic poetry, with a feast for the ears and eyes, each richly textured frame and unique sound design. I actually love how quite the film is. So when they start singing beside the bonfire, it feels ten times louder and has a far greater impact.
The film about love and self-discovery and is both serious and powerful, the dialogues between the characters are interesting and very honest. The atmosphere in the film is both realistic…
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Zodiac 2007
Zodiac tells the story of the hunt for a notorious serial killer known as "Zodiac" who killed in and around the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s and early 1970s, leaving several victims in his wake and taunting police with letters and ciphers mailed to newspapers. The case remains one of San Francisco's most infamous unsolved crimes.
I finally sat down and watch the Director's Cut of this today, the first time I've seen the film since watching…
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