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Keoma [1976]

Keoma

Enzo G. Castellari

3/6

Spaghetti western? Not much to say.

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.

The Amateurs [2005]

The Amateurs

Michael Traeger

4/5

I got this because of John Hawkes, which I really like. It’s not that he’s the greatest actor ever, but he seems to have a good eye for quirky scripts.

The Grand Budapest Hotel [2014]

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Wes Anderson

5/6

Impeccable Wes Anderson impecs yet again. Less cryptic than many of his earlier outings, but no less enjoyable.

Monster in a Box [1992]

Spalding Gray’s Monster in a Box

Nick Broomfield

6/6

War & Piece

War & Peace

Tom Harper

4/6

Not up there with Bondarchuk’s 1966 masterpiece, but still a good watch.

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