Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Burnt (2015)
A chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars.
Bradley Cooper does his best to portray a disagreeable narcissistic man-child, but the makers' celebration of unnecessary competitiveness and their misunderstanding of the culinary art doesn't help much; the impressive cast serves as mere extras to the one-man show.
Monday, July 20, 2020
I Bury the Living (1958)
A cemetery director discovers that by arbitrarily changing the status of plots from empty to occupied on the planogram causes the death of the plots' owners.
Good, above-average horror tale with an imaginative plot and a simple, but surprising twist ending.
Halliwell (no star): "Unusual enough to be encouraging, sloppy enough to disappoint even mystery lovers."
Maltin***: "Crisp little chiller..."
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