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  • Strange Brew

    ★★★½

  • Army of Darkness

    ★★★★½

  • Throne of Blood

    ★★★½

  • Scotland, PA

    ★★★★

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  • Strange Brew

    Strange Brew

    ★★★½

    The first of many watches, I’m sure. There’s a lot I enjoyed about this film- it has a lot of meta humour, it’s a fascinating portrayal of a Canadian identity, and its sinister setting reminded me of both Frank N Furter’s lab and the USS Enterprise, I think because of the sound design. It’s representation of mental health was certainly a shock (because wow, they really just kept going). I was delighted to find Bob and Doug McKenzie acting as…

  • Army of Darkness

    Army of Darkness

    ★★★★½

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  • Throne of Blood

    Throne of Blood

    ★★★½

    Was incredibly cool to see Kurosawa’s style for the first time. I was a little disappointed he went with black and white for this one, because I’ve heard he does really interesting stuff with color, but it fit very well, and the cinematography was stunning for it. I love the portrayal of the Witch and Lady Asaji, they're fantastically unsettling. While it was certainly a different experience to watch a film drawing from the style of Noh, it was really cool to see and to hear. I will definitely be looking into more of Kurosawa’s work in the future.

  • Donkey Skin

    Donkey Skin

    ★★★★½

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.