Thanks, was wondering about this one.Unhinged (2020) 5/8 Russell Crow plays the bad guy in this one. Life has gotten too tough and Crow goes off the deep end. Pretty good but had some outrageous parts that brought it down a little bit.
Similar but this might be leaning more towards the horror movie side than Falling Down.Thanks, was wondering about this one.
Reminds me of a newer version of Falling Down (1993 - Michael Douglas).
The Wicker Man (1973) - I am not a Hammer Films fan. The beautifully filmed Universal classics, with the rich contrast of black and white created atmospherics with which the color films could not compete. The Hammer Films looked garish in comparisons. That said, I was not expecting too much from the star of Hammer Films, Christopher Lee. I was pleasantly surprised. This is a well crafted and beautifully filmed horror/suspense film, dealing with modern, post-Christian paganism.
I would like to hear the expert's opinion. Vamp, what did you think of it?
6/8
I think Jim Harbaugh based his look on Michael Douglas in Falling Down.Thanks, was wondering about this one.
Reminds me of a newer version of Falling Down (1993 - Michael Douglas).
Wondered if you would watch and comment on this one. Good summary. Maybe one too many male characters? Sometimes, I lose track of who is who. LOL Didn't expect it to end when it did, but that was by design. Intrigued by the Manhattan setting and satanic characteristic. Fair score 6/8, imvho.Seventh Victim (1943) - If you are a fan of Cat People (1942), you will find this film very familiar. The shadows and dark corners are always present. The same team made both films and the noir style and the dread of horrors unseen play a big role in both. Very unusual and somewhat shocking film for a number of reasons. One scene prefigures a familiar Hitchcock scene. Hugh Beaumont (Leave it to Beaver's dad) plays a character with the ironic name of Ward (last name, not first).
Great artistry makes up for a somewhat disjointed story.
6/8
Yours is at least the second thumbs up on this movie itt. Fox news critic summed it up as being good intentioned (iirc) and flat.Hillbilly Elegy (2020)- this movie is getting beaten up by the critics but I thought it was decent. I'm amused by the intellectual critics that criticize the movie's depiction of a life they've never seen or experienced as inaccurate. Anyone who has lived in Ohio and not spent their entire life in the suburbs can attest to the accuracy of parts of the movie. The movie saved a lot on makeup for Amy Adams and Glenn Close. The movie is not going to win any awards but it's not the mess many critics have characterized it to be. 5.5/8
I posted this in the October movie thread...The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)- a young man with Down syndrome runs away from an assisted living facility and meets up with a transient fisherman on the run as a social worker attempts to track down the young man with Down syndrome. Stars Shia LaBeouf, Zack Gottsagen and Dakota Johnson. For @irish_buffalo there's an appearance by Bruce Dern. Slow in parts but not bad. 5.5/8.
Peanut Butter Falcon - 5/8 - Shia LeBeouf plays a crabber in the intercoastal waters of N. Carolina who struggles to hold down his job while pissing off rivals. After burning up a rivals gear he goes on the run and teams up with a young man with down syndrome who escaped from his old folks home in order to go to the Salt Water Redneck school of wrestling. The two bond as LeBeouf helps him get there on his way to Florida. Needed to develop the characters a bit more. Bruce Dern is in the movie. Can never get enough of Bruce Dern.
Hobbs and Shaw (2019) 4.5/8 Spinoff from the Fast and Furious world. Hobbs (The Rock) and Shaw (Jason Statham) set out to save the world from a "super" solider and a deadly biological weapon. Some pretty good laughs but the story is super far-fetched even for the F & F world. A lot of action. A lot of cars. And the usual hot actresses. If you like these movies, you'll like this one.
I posted this in the October movie thread...
They could have cut the "poet" as far as I am concerned and not missed him. The psychologist could have covered his part of the story.Wondered if you would watch and comment on this one. Good summary. Maybe one too many male characters? Sometimes, I lose track of who is who. LOL Didn't expect it to end when it did, but that was by design. Intrigued by the Manhattan setting and satanic characteristic. Fair score 6/8, imvho.
Oh, yeah. The stage-fright Kim Hunter's first film, iirc.