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GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES 1988 ‘火垂るの墓’ Isao Takahata

1h 29m | Animation | Drama | War
Writer: Akiyuki Nosaka, Isao Takahata
Cast: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara


+ (85/100)



SCREAIVI 2023 Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett

2h 2m | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Writers: James Vanderbilt, Guy Busick, Kevin Williamson
Cast: Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy, Brown Mason





TIGER CAGE II 1990 ‘洗黑錢’ Yuen Woo-ping

1h 35m | Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Writer: Chi-Ho Fong, Kwong-Kim Yip
Cast: Donnie Yen, Rosamund Kwan, David Wu, Carol Cheng, Cynthia Khan, Michael F. Woods


Added to my all time martial arts top fifty, this sh*t slays!





RIVER'S EDGE 1986 Tim Hunter

1h 39m | Crime | Drama
Writer: Neal Jimenez
Cast: Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye, Dennis Hopper

Love George McFly but this film would've been even better if they had cast Depp instead of Crispin Glover.

+ (71/100)



TO CATCH A KILLER 2023 Damián Szifron

1h 59m | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Writers: Damián Szifron, Jonathan Wakeham
Cast: Shailene Woodley, Ben Mendelsohn, Jovan Adepo


+ (73/100)



BALLAD OF A SOLDIER 1959 Grigoriy Chukhray

1h 28m | War | Drama
Writers: Grigoriy Chukhray, Valentin Ezhov
Cast: Vladimir Ivashov, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Antonina Maksimova


+ (84/100)



SUNFLOWER 1970 ‘I girasoli’ Vittorio De Sica

1h 47m | War | Romance
Writers: Tonino Guerra, Cesare Zavattini, Giorgi Mdivani
Cast: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Lyudmila Saveleva

Un Classico!

- (76/100)



WHITE SQUALL 1996 Ridley Scott

2h 9m | Adventure | Drama
Writers: Charles Gieg, Jr.Felix Sutton, Todd Robinson
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Caroline Goodall, John Savage

The Backstreet Boys go sailing.



Ridley Scott Ranked
  1. Alien
  2. Gladiator
  3. Blade Runner
  4. Kingdom of Heaven
  5. The Martian
  6. Prometheus
  7. Legend
  8. The Duellists
  9. American Gangster
  10. Thelma and Louise
  11. Black Rain
  12. Matchstick Men
  13. The Last Duel
  14. Robin Hood
  15. All the Money in the World
  16. Black Hawk Down
  17. Alien: Covenant
  18. Exodus: Gods and Kings
  19. White Squall*
  20. House of Gucci
  21. Body of Lies
  22. Hannibal
  23. 1492: Conquest of Paradise
  24. G.I. Jane



SOLDIER OF ORANGE 1977 Paul Verhoeven

2h 32m | Drama | Romance | Thriller | War
Writer: Erik Hazelhoff
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Jeroen Krabbé, Derek de Lint, Belinda Meuldijk, Edward Fox


"They began and ended with a toast. In between was one hell of a war."
+ (83/100)



A CIVIL ACTION 1998 Steven Zaillian

1h 52m | Drama
Writer: Steven Zaillian
Cast: John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy, James Gandolfini, Sydney Pollack


Slightly underrated nineties court case drama with a stellar cast.

+ (74/100)



HE GOT GAME 1998 Spike Lee

2h 16m | Drama | Sport
Writer: Spike Lee
Cast: Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich, Rosario Dawson, Ned Beatty, Jim Brown, John Turturro


+ (75/100)



DEADLY CIRCUIT 1983 ‘Mortelle randonnée’ Claude Miller

2h | Crime | Mystery | Romance | Thriller
Writers: Marc Behm, Michel Audiard, Jacques Audiard
Cast: Michel Serrault, Isabelle Adjani, Guy Marchand

Adjani portrays the definition of a Femme Fatale in this French neo Noir film.

+ (74/100)



NARROW MARGIN 1990 Peter Hyams
(70/100)

1h 37m | Crime | Thriller
Writers: Peter Hyams, Earl Felton, Martin Goldsmith
Cast: Gene Hackman, Anne Archer, James B. Sikking, Harris Yulin, J.T. Walsh



THE NARROW MARGIN 1952 Richard Fleischer
+ (74/100)

1h 11m | Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller
Writers: Earl Felton, Martin Goldsmith, Jack Leonard
Cast: Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, Jacqueline White, Gordon Gebert, Queenie Leonard
THE FIRST GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY 1978 Michael Crichton
- (75/100)

1h 50m | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller | Comedy
Writer: Michael Crichton
Cast: Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down
KELLY’S HEROES 1970 Brian G. Hutton
+ (75/100)
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LIFEFORCE 1985 Tobe Hooper (re-watch)

1h 41m | Action | Horror | Mystery | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Writers: Dan O'Bannon, Don Jakoby, Michael Armstrong, Olaf Pooley
Cast: Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay, Mathilda May, Patrick Stewart

A nice blend of Sci-Fi and Horror. An original approach to the Vampire origin story that claims Vampire’s are extraterrestrial life forms. The film is in a unique space between B-film/cult classic and big budget/blockbuster. The film shows qualities and characteristics for both these types of film. In my opinion if you watch it with the expectation of a big budget B-film or VHS rental classic, then your expectations will be met with satisfaction.

+ (63/100)
ON THE BEACH 1959 Stanley Kramer

2h 14m | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi
Writers: John Paxton, Nevil Shute
Cast: Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins

From scenes that really drag with slow 50’s soapy drama to strong apocalyptic thought-provoking scenes. A stand out dramatic performance by Fred Astaire, the dancer actually out acted both Gardner and Perkins imo. A real mixed bag for me but the story by itself was compelling enough to keep me engaged till the end.

+ (63/100)
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 2023 James Gunn

2h 30m | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi
Writer: Jim Starlin, Stan Lee
Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sylvester Stallone

The main storyline is simple but effective; kick a5s, save the children, save the animals..Word! The flashbacks we're well done, pretty intense and suspenseful. Excellent close quarters fight choreography near the end! And as expected they came with another very enjoyable Awesome Mixtape.

- (77/100)
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SPARTACUS 1960 Stanley Kubrick (RE-WATCH)


THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI 1957 David Lean (RE-WATCH)

2h 41m | Adventure | Drama | War
Writer: Pierre Boulle, Carl Foreman
Cast: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa


+ (85/100)
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THE BRAVADOS 1958 Henry King

1h 38m | Drama | Western
Writers: Philip Yordan, Frank O'Rourke
Cast: Gregory Peck, Joan Collins, Stephen Boyd, Albert Salmi, Henry Silva

At first glance a simple revenge story but what sets The Bravados apart from other Westerns of that time. It reflects on the internal moral struggle of a man who by circumstance is forced into the way of the gun and the laws of the land which conflict with his own religious morals and values. Beautiful film in magnificent CinemaScope and I hope ‘58 Joan Collins visits me in my dreams tonight.

- (7.5/10)

11 HARROWHOUSE 1974 Aram Avakian


It was all good for 93% of the movie, a nice mix of humor and suspense. Smooth performance by James Mason. Then it somehow turned into a nonsensical goofy Cannonball Run flick. Probably won't break into my top hundred all time Heist films list.

THE LAST VOYAGE 1960 Andrew L. Stone

1h 31m | Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller
Writer: Andrew L. Stone
Cast: Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, George Sanders, Edmond O'Brien, Woody Strode


+ (62/100)

JUGGERNAUT 1974 Richard Lester

1h 49m | Action | Drama | Thriller
Writers: Richard Alan Simmons, Alan Plater
Cast: Richard Harris, Omar Sharif, David Hemmings, Anthony Hopkins, Shirley Knight


- (69/100)
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