Carter (2022)
A Korean action film that resembles a video game as it tries (poorly) to maintain an illusion of one-shot cinematography. Despite some clunky CGI and obvious cuts, the action is rather imaginative and brutal. Stupid but surprisingly entertaining.
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Mother Joan of the Angels (1961)
Kind of like a sequel to Russell's
The Devils but made ten years earlier and in Poland. In other words, it's based on the same historical case of "Loudun possessions" but follows its aftermath. Not as bonkers as
The Devils but pretty nice mystery-drama nonetheless.
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Roh (2019)
aka Soul
A Malaysian folk horror that, despite completely different folklore, has quite a bit in common with
The VVitch. A bit slow but an atmospheric film, that has some amazing scenes.
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Fist of Fury (1972)
Weaker than Lee's starring debut from the year before. At times the fights look more like bodybuilding contests than martial arts, and I hate those weird noises Bruce started to do here.
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Gun Woman (2014)
A Japanese gonzo-gore-action with lots of violence and nudity. I guess there was potential to be better, but I found the script terribly lacking. I have to give thumbs up for Asami, though -- not an easy role to do.
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The Way of the Dragon (1972)
Even slightly weaker than the previous Lee. Too much comedy, poor pacing, and fights are far less brutal than before. I didn't remember that these Bruce Lee films were so much like Steven Seagal's -- both are always so much tougher than anyone else and they just steamroll through everyone.
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The Nest of the Cuckoo Bird (1965)
Yet another weird B-horror from the 60s (or 70s, there's plenty from both). I wanted to like this more but it was just too boring at times. I think there's a good idea here but it would need to be refined by someone a bit more skilled.
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The Barcelona Vampiress (2020)
A little artsy historical drama-mystery-horror about child trafficking (and murder) in early 20th century Barcelona. It's based on a true story and follows one interpretation quite faithfully (though I would have preferred if it had gone with the more contemporary "black legend"). It mixes many styles quite seamlessly. For those into TTRPGs, it really felt like something I could imagine running in something like
Call of Cthulhu Berlin setting.