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The BFG [2016]

The BFG

Steven Spielberg

5¾/6

Not bad for a kids’ movie. Dice throwing by the resident eight-year-old.

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials [2015]

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Wes Ball

3/6

Oh noooo…. More zombies! I’m so fed up with zombies! Make them stop!

Keoma [1976]

Keoma

Enzo G. Castellari

3/6

Spaghetti western? Not much to say.

Spring [2014]

Spring

Moorehead & Benson

4/6

Romantic Scifi horror – an underused genre. But then, why is this scifi? It really isn’t! That‘s all I can say for spoilage. I still liked it, though.

Not a comedy, as a lot of people claim, but a tragedy. And a gripping one at that. Performed and arranged like a theatre play, it basically portrays a bunch of people being miserable, with next to no music, and no audience.

The best bit of television in years. Get it at https://louisck.net/show/horace-and-pete

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words [2016]

Eat that Question: Frank Zappa in his own words

Thorsten Schütte

5/6

I’m a pretty hard core Frank junkie, but this actually had a bit of new material. That’s worth some points, I think.

Logan’s Run [1976]

Logan’s Run

Michael Anderson

4/7

Good music, great (as in huge) sets, excellent minatures, a silly plot, some exquisite overacting and a mighty crush-worthy supporting actress. What’s not to like? Can’t understand why I haven’t seen it before.

Ps: The wires are showing.

Los Cronocrimenes [2007]

Los Cronocrimenes

Nacho Vigalondo

2/5

In a likely terminal case of genre blindness, Hectors stumble through this predictable plot, doing everything wrong. Why does accidental time travel only ever happen to idiots?

Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie [2014]

Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie

Kevin Finn / James Rolfe

2/10

Why did I watch this? Well, I didn’t. Not really.

Sargeant Rutledge [1960]

Sargeant Rutledge

John Ford

1/2

Pretty dull movie, man. I love me a good court room drama, but in this one, all the testimonies fade to flashbacks. And I don’t love flashbacks. In the opening minutes of the trial, the court was persuaded to not read the charges, due to their heinous nature or somesuch nonsense. That’s about the cheapest dramaturgical trick I’ve ever seen. Maybe I’ll give it a creativity point for that one.

Author: Gunnar