Monthly Archives: July 2020

Review: The Ring (USA 2002)

Posted on July 24, 2020 by David

Finally watched the American remake after all these years and … not overly impressed. I’ve had people argue to me that it’s better than the original but I don’t see it. Seemed largely an adequate copy with some minor cultural … Continue reading →

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Review: Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2 (Japan 1968)

Posted on July 17, 2020 by David

Part 2 of the Goro saga moves to Tohoku, and gives us snow instead of city for a while. Tetsuya Watari is back as honorable (now former) gangster Goro – he tries to get out but they keep pulling him … Continue reading →

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Review: Judex (France 1963)

Posted on July 17, 2020 by David

Georges Franju’s tribute to the silent serials of Louis Feuillade. Franju takes a different path than Olivier Assayas, whose tribute to Les Vampires, Irma Vep, recontextualized the action into a meta-tribute to Feuillade and Maggie Cheung. Rather Franju does something … Continue reading →

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Review: The Beach Bum (USA 2019)

Posted on July 16, 2020 by David

Why do I keep watching Harmony Korine movies? I hate Harmony Korine movies. I can only imagine the pitch on this one: “Spring Breakers, but with old people!” I spent the whole first half of this movie thinking these people are … Continue reading →

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Review: The Old Guard (USA 2020)

Posted on July 12, 2020 by David

Solid sci-fi actioner with a Highlander twist from the Netflix factory, Gina Prince-Bythewood, and Greg Rucka (and man does this feel like a Rucka joint thematically). Weakened a bit by low stakes and a really lame villain (Harry Melling doing … Continue reading →

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Review: Outlaw: Gangster VIP (Japan 1968)

Posted on July 9, 2020 by David

First in the series (working my way through a box set I received as a present). Apparently I’d watched this before but had no memory of it. Somewhat old fashioned Yakuza high melodrama starring Tetsuya Watari covers all the cliches: … Continue reading →

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Ennio Morricone, RIP

Posted on July 6, 2020 by David

Man, what can you say about Ennio Morricone. Man was a legend. When people ask about my favorite film composers, he’s always one of the first couple that come to mind, along with other titans like Bernard Herrmann, Henry Mancini, … Continue reading →

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Review: We Are Little Zombies (Japan 2019)

Posted on July 6, 2020 by David

First off, that is not a “zombie movie” per se. Just had to be said. Horror movie fans should check this out – everyone should – but don’t expect any gut-munching. Rather, We Are Little Zombies is about a metaphorical … Continue reading →

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