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7/10

The Nun (2018)



Beautiful shots of the Romanian countryside, too many predictable jump scares, some corny dialogue, and a few nods to the classic horror movies from Universal and Hammer.



I don't think I'll watch it again, but it was worth watching the first time.



I forgot the opening line.

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The Silencing - (2020)

meh

5/10


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Hide and Seek - (2005)

Bleergh!

3/10


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Synchronic - (2019)

Not a bad entry into the whole time travel genre. Two paramedics come across strange victims of what appear to be drug overdoses. One young man has been stabbed through the chest. Another burned to death with a doorknob laying near. Another a snake bite victim in a hotel room. All of these people have been taking 'Synchronic' - a new designer drug that has led to disappearances and bizarre appearances. When the teenager of one of the paramedics goes missing after taking it, the other starts taking the drug and going on mind-bending adventures in an attempt to find her.

I wasn't expecting too much going in, and I'm resigned these days to CGI effects, but overall I'm a real sucker for time travel films and this one has elements of horror. It also has an interesting parallel with drug users, addicts, designer drugs and the way they play with people's lives. I wouldn't say it comes to any satisfying conclusion with regards to those topics, but it made the film more interesting nevertheless.

6/10



Alive - (2018)

He he he he he. Ahhhhh. We have two young victims who don't know who they are, or where they are - and one very odd tormentor. He claims to be a doctor, and is fairly kind to them at first, but he has them strapped to hospital gurneys and appears to be conducting medical experiments on them. He's also horribly, horribly insane. If you're hard up for good horror films - then this isn't really a good horror film, but it's an enjoyable ride nonetheless. Nasty at times (which I like) and not the 'torture porn' you'd be expecting after it's worryingly bloody beginning. Angus Macfadyen, who I quite liked in The Lost City of Z gets to really chew the scenery as a manic who adores his victims as if they were pets, but is still harsh when they won't play along. It sure ain't Tokyo Story - but it's still fun nonetheless.

5/10



Luca

No need for a poster honestly, since I just changed my avatar into a gif of the movie



It's a really high 8/10 for me, I just watched it and I really liked it. The animation is beautiful, the transformation is always so amusing to watch, the colors are wonderful! Aesthetically it's really good!

The story was pretty interesting and made it fun to watch, as I kept watching I started thinking: "Hmm, they are really close...I wonder since the movie is new, if it means that there's a chance that it can feature gay mcs" Like I thought that in this time and age it wouldn't be weird, of course that wasn't the case and I wouldn't care either way honestly. But later on I googled about it and apparently many LGTB people thought the two boys were gay and that it was all a huge metaphor somehow...and when the director clarified they weren't...let's just say they were kind of pissed lmao, what a stupid reason to get angry at.

That whole subject aside, I liked the characters a lot! The dad was hilarious, really nice touch that he was handicap since birth (he is missing his right arm). The villain might be the weakest thing...but then again, no need to make the villain likeable I suppose. I loved the whole Italian theme as an Italian descendent myself, I'm sure my grandad would love this movie...well expect the part where I've no idea if he would like an animated film.

The pasta, the italian phrases...the ****ing names omg, I loved the italian names, Luca, Antonio, Giulia (first time I see this kind of spelling variation) Bruno lmao...then them saying "Santa Mozzarella" "holy Ricotta" omfg.

In my opinion this just proves that Disney can still make cool movies, specially with the resources they have to make this beautiful animation! My only regret is not watching it on 4k.

Edit: Oh and i forgot to mention I recently watched Wish Dragon...no idea if it's disney or not...doubt it. I thought it was ok but nothing too fancy, the designs were cool but the animation didn't feel too over the top to me (they have a genie, the amount of possibilities is endless with that) A really cool chinese oriented movie honestly. At the start of this movie I thought that if Wish Dragon is an Aladdin movie, then Luca is a Little Mermaid movie



A quick update for the last two weeks or so...

Xtreme (2021)

A Spanish action loaning from John Wick and a multitude of Far Eastern films. Some OK fights, but the budget limitations are obvious at times. Suffers also from boring cliches and not very likable characters. OK if forgettable.

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Fear Street Part One: 1994 (2021)

Better than I expected. Never heard of the books before, but it feels obvious they're YA. The whole Shadyside and Sunnydale business felt terribly forced (I guess the gay aspect is forced too, but the characters worked well enough). It didn't feel like the 90s, though, and the use of music was a poor attempt to enforce a poorly made illusion. Pretty entertaining still, and not that far from being 3 stars.

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Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021)

Even with Sadie Sink, it's a little worse than the first film. It manages the period better, but the majority of the characters are either plain boring or rehashes of part one. I guess it's safe to say that I'll watch the last film too.

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Black Widow (2021)

The first act (and some - all the way up to the prison escape) is quite good and I was like "this is a top-tier MCU". Sadly it dives pretty deep from there (up to a point of facepalming the multiracial entourage of women liberated from under the yoke of patriarchy). How about just telling a story of Nat and Yelena, eh?

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Double Team (1997)

I'd seen this in a theater back in the day but remembered nothing. I guess it's a bold thing to make a film this stupid, but I'm afraid I actually killed some of my brain cells during those 90 minutes. The whole production must have been on drugs.
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A quick update for the last two weeks or so...

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Black Widow (2021)

The first act (and some - all the way up to the prison escape) is quite good and I was like "this is a top-tier MCU". Sadly it dives pretty deep from there (up to a point of facepalming the multiracial entourage of women liberated from under the yoke of patriarchy). How about just telling a story of Nat and Yelena, eh?

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No ****. That was a painful eye-roll, especially with the whole "What do we do now?" "Oh, you just start making all your own decisions", or whatever the hell. Movie ends up being a real letdown, not just for the titular character but for the MCU in general.



Double Team (1997)

I'd seen this in a theater back in the day but remembered nothing. I guess it's a bold thing to make a film this stupid, but I'm afraid I actually killed some of my brain cells during those 90 minutes. The whole production must have been on drugs.
The first part of it I found not good but once Rodman gets involved in the second half I found it more entertaining than it probably has any right to be. Not a masterpiece but I'd put it In the Van Damme cannon for a marathon.



Welcome to the human race...
Werewolves Within -


Another year, another videogame movie that's touted as the best-reviewed one that will "break the curse" and then I finally get around to it and it's still not as fun as a good percentage of the more notoriously reviled works in the genre.
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The Astrologer -


This is a lean and low budget would-be occult/sci-fi thriller with a story featuring Zodiac signs, the second coming of Christ, Tarot cards, cults; in short, almost every section of your local New Age bookshop. I say "would-be" because despite the potential in these subjects, it's a mostly dull affair. The acting is flat, most of the sets resemble corporate offices and there is much more talk than action. While the dialogue is well-written and thought-provoking, this is a movie and not a book. Granted, this is James Glickenhaus's (Shakedown, McBain, etc.) first movie and he probably had peanuts for a budget, but given what the directors of similarly low budget movies like Cube, Pi and Primer accomplished, this should not give him a pass. It's not a total loss: the (too few) scenes involving the Indian cult deliver what we should have seen more of, Monica Tidwell provides much-needed warmth, charm (and eye candy) and Brad Fiedel's (The Terminator) ominous score does as much as it can to overcome the overall dullness of the presentation. Regardless, I watched this on Tubi, and when you're more interested in what the next ad will be than what happens next in the movie, there's a problem.

It looks like there's another movie with the same title from the same year directed by Craig Denney. I guess I should have watched that one instead.



HIGH NOON
(1952, Zinnemann)
Freebie



"People gotta talk themselves into law and order before they do anything about it. Maybe because down deep they don't care. They just don't care."

High Noon follows Will Kane (Gary Cooper), a marshal at a small town who is about to retire and move to another town after marrying Amy (Grace Kelly). But things change when he finds out that Frank Miller, a ruthless outlaw with a vendetta against him has just been released and is set to arrive on the noon train.

Unlike other westerns, High Noon is a more introspective film as it follows Kane's unsuccessful attempts to recruit a posse to aid him against Miller, while also questioning his own decisions from the past and his current decision to stay and fight. It is in this process that his predecessor, Martin (Lon Chaney) tells him the above quote. Instead of bringing words of comfort and inspiration, he lays it all bluntly: people just don't care.

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THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
(2020, Sorkin)
A film with the number 7 (Seven, Seventh, etc.) in its title



"We're not goin' to jail because of what we did, we're goin' to jail because of who we are!"

In 1968, eight anti-Vietnam War activists were arrested for allegedly starting a riot during the Democratic National Convention. Their trial was marred from the beginning by bias, unethical behavior, discrimination, and racism, primarily at the hands of Judge Julius Hoffman. That is part of the reason why one of the accused, Abbie Hoffman (no relation to the judge), argues the above.

The Trial of the Chicago 7, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, more or less drops us as the trial begins with little knowledge of how or why the riot began, which kinda puts us in the role of the "jury". As the trial unfolds, little snippets are revealed and we get to know the motivations of the characters; most notably Abbie (Sacha Baron Cohen), from the "Yippies" and Tom Hayden (Eddie Redmayne), from the Students for a Democratic Society, who frequently clash as far as their methods go.

I'll say that there are many worthy aspects to this film, but if I had to give one kudos, I would probably give it to the character of Judge Julius Hoffman. From the portrayal by Frank Langella to Sorkin's dialogue, everything contributes to create a truly despicable character and an air of anger, not only against him but against the system. This is worsened by reading real accounts of Hoffman's career and how he led the case. Like Abbie said, it's not what they did, but who they are.

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The Muscle Shoals [Alabama] sound was highlighted in 1000s of records and 100s of artists, most of which music enthusiasts know and love. It also acknowledges the history of racism in the Deep South.
Brilliant documentary. Loved it.
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THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
(2020, Sorkin)
A film with the number 7 (Seven, Seventh, etc.) in its title





In 1968, eight anti-Vietnam War activists were arrested for allegedly starting a riot during the Democratic National Convention. Their trial was marred from the beginning by bias, unethical behavior, discrimination, and racism, primarily at the hands of Judge Julius Hoffman. That is part of the reason why one of the accused, Abbie Hoffman (no relation to the judge), argues the above.

The Trial of the Chicago 7, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, more or less drops us as the trial begins with little knowledge of how or why the riot began, which kinda puts us in the role of the "jury". As the trial unfolds, little snippets are revealed and we get to know the motivations of the characters; most notably Abbie (Sacha Baron Cohen), from the "Yippies" and Tom Hayden (Eddie Redmayne), from the Students for a Democratic Society, who frequently clash as far as their methods go.

I'll say that there are many worthy aspects to this film, but if I had to give one kudos, I would probably give it to the character of Judge Julius Hoffman. From the portrayal by Frank Langella to Sorkin's dialogue, everything contributes to create a truly despicable character and an air of anger, not only against him but against the system. This is worsened by reading real accounts of Hoffman's career and how he led the case. Like Abbie said, it's not what they did, but who they are.

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Full review on my Movie Loot
I thought this film was brilliant and the best film of 2020. I was dumbfounded when it didn't win a single Oscar. Loved that you mentioned Frank Langella...masterful performance.






Umpteenth Re-watch...Read reviews here from a couple of people who discovered this movie for the first time recently which motivated a re-watch. This instant classic is just as dazzling as it was when it hit theaters almost 50 years ago. Many were shocked when Fosse took Best Director over Francis Ford Coppola, but this film is a directing textbook...with a strong assist from Oscar winning film editor David Bretherton, Fosse provides myriad challenges to the art and to people who love and hate musicals. The creation of two separate worlds...Nazi Berlin during WWI and this dingy little nightclub are seamless. The film's challenging of sexual mores and imagery still fascinates...I'm still convinced that at least two of the Kit Kat Girls and at least three members of the band are played by males. The "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" scene still gives me chills and the credit for that has to go to Fosse. It's a little sad that Minnelli's Oscar-winning performance was the zenith of her career and it did a steady decline after that, but she did win the Oscar that mother Judy Garland never did. This would also be my vote for best translation of a stage musical to the screen, possibly improving on the stage show.