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My Darling Clementine [1946]

My Darling Clementine

John Ford

6/6

That Wyatt Earp shure got around a bit, y’all.

Prescription: Murder [1968]

Prescription: Murder

Richard Irving

5/6

The very first Columbo pilot movie (featuring Peter Falk). It really is that good.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture [1979]

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Robert Wise

5/6

So… Me and my 8-year-old, we’ve seen all the Star Wars-flicks, and we’ve seen all the new star treks, and so, I thought it was about time he got inducted into proper trekdom.

I’d expected the original Trek-movie to look dated, but it doesn’t. It looks… vintage. And still, in a weird way, fresh. And I think I may know why: These old scifi-films have something the new ones lack: They’re filled with amazement. Wonders, even; Long dwelling shots of huge starships. People staring into the universe for 30 seconds, not saying a word, not explaining what’s going on in seven different ways. Mysteries that simply resolve to “huh… imagine that…”

The new ones, they’re all guns-ablazing. And maybe that’s the way it has to be. Pity.

Star Trek Beyond [2016]

Star Trek Beyond

Justin Lin

4/5

Score only valid if you like intense action start to finish. But what’s G’Kar doing in Star Trek all of a sudden?

Keoma [1976]

Keoma

Enzo G. Castellari

3/6

Spaghetti western? Not much to say.

Tubing: Horace and Pete

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

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.

Roar [1981]

Roar

Noel Marshall and 150 wild big cats

1/1

Simply the scariest film I’ve ever seen.

Kill Your Darlings [2013]

Kill Your Darlings

John Krokidas

5/6

Blazing Saddles [1974]

Blazing Saddles

Mel Brooks

2/6

I decided I’d watch Blazing Saddles again, just to see if it still would be funny. Not only was it not funny, but worse is that even though I know it really makes fun of racism, it still feels pretty racist. But even worse, it just isn’t funny.