virgil_star

virgil_star

Filmmaker, artist and musical charlatan

Favorite films

  • The Wicker Man
  • The Third Man
  • Suspiria
  • The Great Silence

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  • Mickey 17

    ★★★★★

  • Babygirl

    ★★★

  • Sonny and Jed

    ★★★½

  • Five Graves to Cairo

    ★★★★

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  • Sonny and Jed

    Sonny and Jed

    ★★★½

    Considering I would put il grande silenzio (the great silence) is my top 10 films of all time and Django (1966) as one the best westerns of all time when it comes to Sergio Corbucci the bar is set pretty high. 

    Seeing him do a Bonnie and Clyde style riff on the Spaghetti western is fun if not baffling. The tone of the film from the offset sees Tomas Milian talking to a pig cradled in his arms and later…

  • Five Graves to Cairo

    Five Graves to Cairo

    ★★★★

    Hugely overlooked Billy Wilder Romp that has all the makings of a classic from his stellar roster. 

    Great performances (Erich von Stroheim, Peter van Eyck) and script as you’d expect from a wilder script. 

    I feel the lead Franchot Tone let’s the side down a bit but is none the less convincing as a lamed butler.

    Brilliant suspense throughout

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  • Megalopolis

    Megalopolis

    ★★★

    I think this is worth appreciation despite its total lack of clarity. 

    A director I admire taking risks at the end of his career deserves some mention. 

    However it’s a grating at times unbearable experience.

  • Love Lies Bleeding

    Love Lies Bleeding

    ★★★★★

    Went in blind blew me away. Lesbian Lynchian crime caper what’s not to like