The Seven-Ups is everything you need in a gritty 70s copaganda crime flick. We meet the police unit called “The Seven-Ups” (named after the types of crime they target having a punishment range of seven or more years) when they are performing a hilariously overcomplicated sting operation where they play a sign painter, a water bottle delivery man and a fellow interested in buying antiques. I assume they lined out each character’s backstory ahead of time but all they really…
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Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles 1975
There is nothing else like Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles. It follows a single mom over the course of three days as she performs household duties and runs errands to take care of her son’s needs. Also, she is a prostitute and sees clients in her apartment in the afternoons before her son comes home from school. That last piece may lead you to believe there is some salaciousness to Jeanne Dielman, and there is, but not…
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The Penalty 1920
Lon Chaney put his face and body through torture to capture the perfect look. In The Unknown he built a harness that held his arms behind his back. In Phantom of the Opera he installed wire work in his face in the form of a living skull. In this movie, The Penalty, he straps his feet to the back of his thighs to appear to be a double amputee.
Chaney was known for these physical transformations. As well he should;…
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Mickey 17 2025
I’m not much of a reader. Only twice in my life have I happened to read a book before seeing the movie; The Accidental Tourist and Mickey 7. I was very excited to see Bong Joon Ho’s adaptation called Mickey 17. I like most of his films but I consider Parasite in particular to be one of the greatest films of the past decade and one that I believe will stand the test of time.
The plot has Robert Pattinson…
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