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La Llorona started out with an awesome creepiness but couldn't really hold up till the end. Things started to just not make much since about halfway +/- and I lost interest. I finished the movie but can't say I really enjoyed it.

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Town Without Pity (1961)

It's a fun movie for sure. But what a great theme song by Paul McCartney! It seems silly at first, but then grows on a person..

~Doc

The Vikings (1958)

The Color of Money -

Trying to imagine a follow-up where Cruise is the busted old mentor.

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Yeah, had fun watching it, although there was a lot of silliness and ridiculousness too, so it's not on my top 15 Bonds anymore.
Great theme song indeed, wonder what Paul McCartney thinks of the Guns N Roses version

Who are you thinking as the pupil? And what rating did you give The Hustler?

I think I had The Hustler at a or a . Due for a re-watch, I think.

No idea who they'd cast as the pupil, though.

Had it at a 4/5 as well, for now only Joseph Gordon-Levitt comes to mind.

Wings (William A. Wellman & Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast, 1927) +
The combat scenes really soar, sadly the rest doesn't fly as well for me

Unsuprisingly I agree John-Connor!!!!! Class film.

Shadows: The Other Window (TV, 1975) – 6/10

This was co-authored by J. B. Priestley and Jacquetta Hawkes and it's fascinating to see their combined interests reflected in the story. My memory must have had its handbrake on, because I know An Inspector Calls very well and really like it, but Priestley's name didn't register with me. I'm intrigued that he had such an interest in time and explored it in his other work.

Once again with these stories time is involved. The characters see people from history through a distorting lens fastened to the window, trying to convince the rigidly scientific father of the miracle. As with earlier episodes I felt that it might have been more suitable for the story to take place earlier in the twentieth century. The music, which is uncredited and very imposing, adds to this displacement considerably, but I'm not sure how intentional that was. Also, as in previous episodes, we're visiting a rarefied eschelon of society but the dialogue actually feels too antiquated even for them.

The child actors are quite watchable even so, and extremely competent. The language can sometimes produce an unnatural and stilted effect – Gwyneth Strong seemed to struggle with this most; she was very familiar but I didn't twig that she'd played Cassandra in Only Fools and Horses. It's funny also to see Sophie Ward at this age.

I enjoyed the central theme of this episode and it resonated with me. I was pleased that the story was able to create some unease in a couple of places but I was alert to the possibility that there could have been more. Very much feels like a classic out of its normal time and place. I'm looking forward to series 2.

Dead Presidents (Albert Hughes & Allen Hughes, 1995)
Still a fun enough watch but imo does suffer somewhat from milliners disease

Weekend re-watches:



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Strange, interesting documentary.



Really good movie. Lucas Hedges did a great job. Joel Edgerton very impressive in a lead rôle, as well as directing. Oh, and he also wrote the screenplay.

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