91. Scola: The Pizza Triangle 7/10
92. Sharman: Rocky Horror Picture Show 10/10
93. Raimi: Quick and the Dead 7/10
94. Huston: Moulin rouge 6/10
95. Leone: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 10/10
96. Franco: Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein 5/10
97. Tornatore: Maléna 7/10
98. Hill: Switchblade Sisters (cinema) 6/10
99. Peón: La llorona 4/10
100. Eriksson: E (cinema) 6/10
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A half dozen British films from 1952.
Angels One Five (O’Ferrall / 6/10)
Penny Princess (Guest / 5/10)
Miss Robin Hood (Guillerman / 7/10)
Hunted (Crichton / 8/10)
The Card (Neame / 6/10)
The Sound Barrier (Lean / 5/10)
Thoroughly enjoyed all of them in one way or another but Hunted is the best of the bunch and Miss Robin Hood is one I enjoyed watching with my kids when they were little and is still funny and charming in a typical British comedy of the 50s way now.
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I’m still working my way through but life (and death) have meant I’m not getting as much free time right now.
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When I hear the overused word ‘epic’… Lawrence of Arabia always comes to mind first. Back when it was used as a noun and not an adjective.
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I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
Halloween is just around the corner, so I thought it would be a good idea to watch a horror film. I always liked the original I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) so why not give this fourth installment a chance? Okay, the original movie wasn’t that great, but it was a nice premise and fun to watch, if only for the push-up bras the two female leads were asked to wear (it was therefore sometimes called I Know what your BOOBS did last summer!).
This fourth entry is not really a remake or reboot of the original movie, but rather a direct sequel tot the second one, called I STILL know what you did last summer (which means that the events from the third movie - called I’ll ALWAYS Know, etc. - are ignored). This may all sound quite complicated, but never mind: it’s the same old story about teenagers trying to cover up a fatal road accident and the man with the hook who starts sending them messages that he knows what they did last summer.
This new (mis)adventure is competently made and surprisingly well acted (especially by Madeline Cline, known fort he TV series Outer Banks), but it’s harmed by overlength and a shaky script; the final twist (which I won’t give away of course) is particularly stupid. It’s good to see familiar faces like Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddy Prinze Jr reprising their roles from the earlier movie, but the film simply fails to breathe new life into the tired franchise.
** out of 5
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Some more from ‘52.
Affair in Trinidad (Sherman / 6/10)
Don’t Bother to Knock (Baker / 6/10)
Singin’ in the Rain (Donen & Kelly / 9/10)
The White Sheik (Fellini / 5/10)
Umberto D (De Sica / 8/10)
I also tried to watch Snows of Kilimanjaro but after 40 minutes I had lost the will to live so shut it down. Not even Gregory Peck and Susan Heywood could save it.
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And finished off 1952 with a bunch of Hammer Noir and a western.
The Gambler & the Lady (Newfield/Jenkins 5/10)
Stolen Face (Fisher / 5/10)
Man Bait (Fisher / 6/10)
Wings of Danger (Fisher / 5/10)
Hangman’s Knot (Huggins / 7/10)
The Hammer films are all quite entertaining while still being very obviously quota quickie type productions designed to play on the undercard in a double feature. Most noticeable in their rapid and unsatisfactory endings. Enjoyable enough though and interesting to see the precursors to their horror cycle as studio staples. And to see the names which would become synonymous with those films appearing in the crew credits. Pretty good casts too. All of these were made as part of their partnership with Robert Lippert which gave them access to the American market.
Hangman’s Knot is a Randolph Scott western and is pretty good actually. Featuring a young Lee Marvin in a villainous role and a good example of a Scott and Harry Joe Brown production before they were using the Ranown title that they became know n for with the Boetticher westerns a couple of years later.
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- Longo: Johnny Mnemonic (cinema) 6/10
- Anderson: Liquorice Pizza 7/10
- Franco: Elles font tout 2/10
- Has: Hourglass Sanitorium (cinema) 8/10
- May: Homecoming 6/10
- Whale: Frankenstein 8/10
- Lubitsch: Die Bergkatze 7/10
- Feydeer: Crainquebille 5/10
- Whale: Bride of Frankenstein 8/10
- Lee: Son of Frankenstein 7/10
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House of Dynamite. Not very satisfying…. Works well as some sort of warning, but not as a narrative feature film….it ends when it’s getting interesting
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1. “Wolf Man” (2025). Intriguing setup, but shifts away from good character development in the first half into generic action in the second half. 6/10
2. “The Sure Thing”. Solid lesser-known John Cusack comedy from the 80’s. 8/10
3. “The Surfer”. Trippy tale of a man who REALLY wants to go surfing and the locals REALLY don’t want him to. If you like crazy Nicolas Cage, worth checking out 7/10.
4. “In a Violent Nature” - Slow burn horror with a cool gimmick of following around a Jason Voorhees style killer. The death sequences are inventive and gory. Unfortunately, the ending was a letdown. 7/10
5. “The Adventures of Ford Fairlane” - Didn’t expect to be entertained as much as I was by Andrew Dice Clay. Cheesy action comedy, but fun. 7/10
Also, some Charles Bronson movies…
10 to Midnight - 8/10
Death Wish 2 - 7/10
Death Wish 3 - 8/10
Death Wish 4 - 6/10
Mr Majestyk - 8/10
The Mechanic - 7/10
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watched that as well, that was wild, haha
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Going through Volume 2 of Vinegar Syndrome’s Forbidden Gialli of Italian/Spanish films - lots of spaghetti western regulars in these films.
My Dear Killer (1972) - I had seen this a long time ago on VHS and didn’t recall it being very good but watching it on Blu Ray I can’t see why I had this view as it was very good indeed and like one of Massimo Dellamano’s giallos. Directed by Tonino Valerii of My Name is Nobody fame. George Hilton investigates a series of murders linked to a child kidnapping & murder several years previously. Hilton wears a smart suit and has a trim mustache rather than his Tricky/Hallelujah outfit and beard. Good change between movies. In the cast is William Berger as a suspect, Helga Line, Marilu Toto and Patty Shepherd, the latter two having unnecessary (or necessary?) topless scenes. Death scenes involving an earth digger and a power drill. Ennio Morricone score. Recommended.
The Girl in Room 2A (1973) - a very odd film which is quite poorly directed with laughable torture and murder scenes (some placed so they could easily be removed in more censorus countries). Mixture of giallo and horror and torture porn and probably inspired by All the Colors of the Dark made the previous year.. Daniela Giordano is the heroine in peril staying in the titular Room 2A and cast includes Raf Vallone, Rosalba Neri and Karin Schubert. First half isn’t bad but falls apart in the second half with a terrible, inappropriate upbeat jaunty score following the climax. One of Dick Randall’s films and an American/Italian co-production with everyone mouthing English.
Both prints very good and some informative extras. Yet to see third film in set. But Vinegar syndrome really deliver the goods on some obscure stuff here (I have seen Vol 1).
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I just watched ‘Weapons’ (2025), from the director of ‘Barbarians,’ and loved it! Most original horror film I’ve seen in a long time.
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The exact same thing happened to me too. The acting is so hammy you can almost taste it.
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