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Friday, April 26
Tokyo Godfathers
Director:
Shôgo Furuya and Satoshi Kon
IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388473
Review:
A masterclass in tone management with a set of characters that carries the film's momentum with vigour and wit.
Watch it if:
You're ok with some fairly harsh realities.
And if you liked:
Millennium Actress, Magnolia
Thursday, April 25
Millennium Actress
Director:
Satoshi Kon and Kô Matsuo
IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0291350
Review:
Engaging and romantic throughout with a real sense of thrust and intrigue that carries a genuine emotional weight.
Watch it if:
You want to see something that really says something with a meta-textual angle.
And if you liked:
Perfect Blue, Decision to Leave
Tuesday, April 23
Abigail
Director:
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett
IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27489557
Review:
Just buzzing with energetic fun from the get-go with plenty of twists and turns and a real sense of delight.
Watch it if:
You're ok with a lot of cartoonish blood.
And if you liked:
Ready or Not, From Dusk Till Dawn, M3GAN
Check this out:
Dracula's Daughter
Monday, April 15
Monkey Man
Director:
Dev Patel
IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9214772
Review:
Damaged by its length but sequence by sequence delivers some startling action and fascinating imagery.
Watch it if:
You can handle some fairly brutal violence.
And if you liked:
Only God Forvies, John Wick
Friday, April 12
Basic
Director:
John McTiernan
IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264395
Review:
Over-twists itself towards the end but holds attention throughout with a fun plot and a buzzy sense of energy.
Watch it if:
You're ok with something fun that doesn't necessarily hold up to scrutiny.
And if you liked:
Joint Security Area, Rashomon, The Usual Suspects
Check this out:
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10 to Midnight
Director:
J. Lee Thompson
IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085121
Review:
Bizarre in its choices and perspectives but magnetic and thrilling on its own terms.
Watch it if:
You can enjoy a text with extremely messy morality.
And if you liked:
Dirty Harry, American Psycho, Black Christmas
Tuesday, April 9
The Prowler
Director:
Joseph Zito
IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082951
Review:
Fairly run of the mill for the most part but delivers hard with its special effects.
Watch it if:
You enjoy slasher films.
And if you liked:
My Bloody Valentine, New Year's Evil, Black Christmas
Friday, April 5
The First Omen
Director:
Arkasha Stevenson
IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5672290
Review:
At its best when not trying to reference the original with a strong sense of dread and some genuinely chilling moments.
Watch it if:
You want something that goes for it.
And if you liked:
The Omen, Hereditary
Rollerball (2002)
Director:
John McTiernan
IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246894
Review:
Baffling from its opening moments with no sense of tension or danger and an absolutely flat lead performance.
Watch it if:
You want something that will have you confused by every choice.
And if you liked:
Point Break, Death Race 2000, The Running Man
Check this out:
Rollerball
The 13th Warrior
Director:
John McTiernan
IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120657
Review:
Competently made and never fully flat but oddly anodyne in its presentation.
Watch it if:
You want something that's not too distracting.
And if you liked:
Beowulf (2007), Bone Tomahawk, Dances With Wolves
Check this out:
Eaters of the Dead: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in AD 922
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