Watching movies since I remember, writing about under Film Roll label on Wordpress and Substack. Hoping to enjoy it further here.
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Longlegs 2024
I followed how Oz Perkins builds his directing filmography since the unheralded “February” (or “Blackcoat’s Daughter). Right from the start he displayed a knack toward the intimate, character-driven stories, a fascination with the occult and a sentiment for archetypical fables. This is why he didn’t disappoint me with “Hansel and Gretel”. The quality of this effort gave him a more generous poetic license and resources to picture an even more horrifying story in “Longlegs”.
Over its 100-minute runtime this picture…
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I Saw the TV Glow 2024
A story of two teenage friends bonding over a TV show in the midst of the 90s. It just sounded too familiar to let it slip into oblivion. When recalling it right now I think I had it good. On every Thursday I sneaked on a late-night “X-Files” episode to talk about it all day in school, risking getting a teacher's note. And I got a few of them. All those monsters of the week were worth it, and to…
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First Blood 1982
Bear with me. In Poland, there is a tradition of setting up an empty plate for someone in need during Christmas Eve. Some date it back to the times of Paganism and the ritual of Obiat, when the seat was prepared for those who were no longer with the family. After the dinner, the table was supposed to be left as is, so that the dead could have their feast. The other take points to a tumultuous time in Polish…
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