Saturday, September 4, 2021
One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
After robbing a Mexican bank, Dad Longworth takes the loot and leaves his partner Rio to be captured but Rio escapes and searches for Dad in California.
Superior Western offers a psychologically complex
revenge story with great performances and beautiful cinematography, but
is not always coherent in its characterizations, and the romance is not
quite convincing.
Halliwell (no star): "Grossly self-indulgent Western controlled (unwisely) by its star, full of solemn pauses and bouts of violence."
Maltin***: "Fascinating but flawed psychological Western...Visually striking, and a rich character study, but overlong."
Friday, September 3, 2021
The Movies I Watched in August
Aniara 2018 7/10
Antiviral 2012 6/10,
Au poste! 2018 6/10
Barbara 2012 7/10
Birds of Prey 2020 6/10
Charlotte et son Jules 1960 6/10
Chikamatsu monogatari 1954 7/10
Delicatessen 1991 7/10
La cité des enfants perdus 1995 7/10
Du côté de la côte 1958 6/10
For the Love of Spock 2016 7/10
Fukushima 50 2020 6/10
Das geheime Leben der Bäume 2020 6/10
Grave 2016 7/10
Jerichow 2006 6/10
La jetée 1962 10/10
The Keepers 2017 8/10
Leatherface 2017 6/10
Lost Horizon 1937 7/10
Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art 2020 6/10
Mapplethorpe 2018 6/10
Motherless Brooklyn 2019 7/10
Nico, 1988 2017 7/10
Nuit et brouillard 1956 9/10
Paradies: Liebe 2012 6/10
Phoenix 2014 7/10
El río y la muerte 1954 6/10
Sanshô dayû 1954 8/10
Shadow in the Cloud 2020 6/10
The Shallows 2016 6/10
Suicide Squad 2016 5/10
Top Secret UFO Projects: Declassified TV 2020 4/10
Uwasa no onna 1954 7/10
Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux 1962 10/10
A Walk in the Woods 2015 6/10
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? 1957 6/10
Willy's Wonderland TV 2021 6/10
Thursday, September 2, 2021
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
First Lines: Chinua Achebe - Things Fall Apart
Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond.
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention: In the 1960s (2009)
Critical review of the classic rock band, focusing on the band's musical output in the 1960s.
This Australian production comes without any credits to its makers, although this is a remarkably extensive and informative documentary which assembles a vast amount of rare original material and some good interviews.
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Monday, August 30, 2021
Siu ngo gong woo: Dung Fong Bat Bai (1992)
Ling Wu Chung decides to hide from the chaotic world. Before leaving, he visits his friends, a tribe of snake-wielding women warriors. However, he finds that the tribe have been attacked, and their leader Yam Ying Ying has been abducted.
Fast-paced and action-packed martial arts tale is beautifully photographed and the fight and battle scenes are stunning, but pace also makes it difficult to follow the narrative which is full of cultural references and has many twists.
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