Stars: 8 / 10 One of my all-time favourite comedies. LOL's guaranteed! Clever script, top acting, smooth editing, and cute music....
Saturday 22 March 2014
Nightmare (2011)
Stars: 2 / 10 A Chinese psychological thriller, heavily inspired by Ringu / The Ring, with nothing original to offer. Occasionally in...
Thursday 20 March 2014
The Beaver
Stars: 6 / 10 A seriously strange dramedy. The story centers around deep, clinical depression, even touching on suicidal tendencie...
The Time Traveler's Wife
Stars: 8 / 10 Loved it! One of the finest romantic dramas AND time travel stories I've seen, all rolled into one. Different, int...
Wednesday 19 March 2014
Alice, Sweet Alice (aka Communion, aka Holy Terror)
Stars: 4 / 10 Overall, an ok "whodunit" slasher/thriller. (*see below for further comments) I wasn't "wow'ed"...
Monday 17 March 2014
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
Stars: 2 / 10 Overrated. Yet again, Wes Craven manages to disapoint with his typcally whiney, anoying, and unlikeable characters, horr...
Saturday 15 March 2014
When a Stranger Calls (2006)
Stars: 1 / 10 What is this, a made for Disney Channel movie?! A sulky teen drama: "my bff kissed my bf and now my stoopid par...
Friday 14 March 2014
Black Christmas (1974)
Stars: 8 / 10 An instant favourite! This is a must-see for any horror film aficionado. A cult classic, considered to be one of the ea...
Labels:
1970's
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8 stars
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American
,
horror
,
independant
,
insanity
,
mystery
,
psycho killer
,
slasher
,
stalker
Thursday 13 March 2014
Metropolis (1927)
Stars: 10 / 10 This film is perfection. The very first full-length sci-fi film ever made. Beautiful sets and costumes. AMAZING special...
Labels:
10 stars
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1920's
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action
,
apocalyptic
,
drama
,
European
,
fantasy
,
futuristic
,
science
,
silent
Zodiac
Stars: 8 / 10 A superb adaptation of Robert Graysmith's book, Zodiac (published in 1986). Even though I knew what was coming (I...
Labels:
2000's
,
8 stars
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American
,
biography
,
drama
,
historical
,
Hollywood
,
horror
,
insanity
,
mystery
,
psycho killer
,
true-crime
Monday 10 March 2014
When A Stranger Calls (1979)
Stars: 6 / 10 Surprisingly, this movie really was quite scary! A simple story, inspired by the old urban legend, with nothing too impr...
Friday 7 March 2014
The Arrangement
Stars: 6 / 10 Inovative and progressive. The beginning seems like it will be only an inocous story of romantic entaglement, with passi...
La Belle et La Bête
Stars: 7 / 10 A retelling of Beauty and the Beast, reasonably close to the original French story. One of the most gorgeous and visuall...
Labels:
2000's
,
7 stars
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adventure
,
black-magic
,
drama
,
European
,
fantasy
,
French
,
independant
,
magic
,
monster
,
Pathe
,
romance
Kaze tachinu (aka "Le vent se lève", aka "The Wind Rises")
Stars: 7 / 10 I saw this film last night, in Japanese, with French subtitles. Overall, I really enjoyed it! Without giving spoilers,...
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