The Haunting: People don’t talk about Robert Wise enough. This, The Andromeda Strain, West Side Story, The Day the Earth Stood Still, even Sound Of Music… Quite a resume. This film freaked me out, by the way. Scary as hell. … Continue reading
Psycho. What could I possibly say about Psycho? One interesting thing was watching it with someone who’s never seen it before. That was a treat because it helps to recreate the scary bits for someone like me who’s seen it … Continue reading
I’m going to try to swicth over to calendar years for my book and movie logs, so the 2005 log will have an extra two months plus… Anyway, first movie in the list this year is Ong-bak: Muay Thai Warrior. … Continue reading
Battle Royale 2: If you thought the first film was controversial… Wow. Instead of merely being a bloodthirsty look at the fascist world of a potential pan-Asian distopia, this film also manages to mark out it’s territory as a strongly … Continue reading
Young and Dangerous: This film launched something like four sequels, a prequel, and a spinoff film (Portland Street Blues.) I can see why. Imperfect, uneven and probably too artistic for its own good, this film STILL has an undeniable charm … Continue reading
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