Tag: Drama
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Jackie (2016)
I completely missed Jackie (2016) when it was out during the busy summer movie/award movie period but finally caught up with it and yeah, it was excellent. Natalie Portman’s performance, Stephane Fontaine’s cinematography, Mica Levi’s score, Pablo Larrain’s direction, just everything working at a quality level to present a layered, immersive portrait. Can’t believe it… Read.
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A Lizard In A Woman’s Skin (1971)
Exploring further the world of giallo – 1970s-era Italian thrillers with plenty of eroticism, style and violence – I watched Lucio Fulci’s A Lizard In A Woman’s Skin (1971; Una lucertola con la pelle di donna), a title that is more of a metaphor than a creature feature thing. Bored glamorous Carol (Florinda Bolkan) is… Read.
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The Endless (2017)
Missed it in the brief window it was at cinemas, The Endless (2017) is a low budget, independent sci-fi mystery focused on two brothers (played by the directors, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead). They’ve spent ten years living together working dead end jobs after escaping from a religious cult in the woods – one of… Read.
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Stalker (1979)
I finally watched my first Tarkovsky with Stalker (1979; Сталкер). It was on a Friday night when I’m tired from the week and more in the mood for trashier fare rather than a two-and-a-half-hour slow meditation life, but I pushed through. And it was great, as many people have said to me. With a sci-fi… Read.
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All That Jazz (1979)
I’d been keen to see Bob Fosse’s semi-autobiographical All That Jazz (1979) for awhile and I finally sat down with it over one weekend. Fascinating to watch such a reliable and straight-laced performer like Roy Schneider stretch himself, playing a version of Fosse that is glib, controlling, physical, exhausted and ultimately, a rueful asshole. Some… Read.
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