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Untitled 4 Jan 2012 | 07:00 pm
I'm afraid I have to close up shop here. I considered keeping this in case I want to drop in and continue, but ultimately I just can't do it. So many films I wanted to get to, but alas . . . Well, ad...
Untitled 31 Dec 2011 | 05:04 am
Metropolis (1927) GERMANY --- science fiction Dir: Fritz Lang German director Fritz Lang seemed to be the first to showcase a strong directorial vision in his body of work. His was a unique combina...
Untitled 24 Dec 2011 | 04:34 pm
El Orfanato (The Orphanage) (2007) SPAIN/ MEXICO --- horror Dir: J.A. Bayona The ghost story goes back countless centuries and throughout nearly all cultures. But the one mainstay in the genre that ...
Untitled 16 Dec 2011 | 10:36 pm
Excalibur (1981) UK --- fantasy Dir: John Boorman This is, for me, the absolute quintessential film of any film dealing with Arthurian legend. Besides the fact it is almost strictly and painstaking...
Untitled 10 Dec 2011 | 05:00 am
La Planète Sauvage (Fantastic Planet) (1973) FRANCE --- science fiction Dir: René Laloux Many films have juxtaposed a subjugated human race under the heels of some alien (or other creatures) rule to...
Untitled 3 Dec 2011 | 06:02 am
Kaidan (2007) JAPAN --- horror Dir: Hideo Nakata Well, I had reached the penultimate entry of the J-Horror series with the film "Kaidan" and I will safely say it is one of the best of the series, b...
Untitled 26 Nov 2011 | 04:55 am
Time Bandits (1980) UK --- fantasy Dir: Terry Gilliam This is one of my top 5 all-time favorite films. I have fond memories of watching this in the theaters, the holiday season of 1981. I was the pe...
Untitled 19 Nov 2011 | 09:02 am
Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior) (1981) AUSTRALIA --- science fiction Dir: George Miller Has humanity ever been optimistic of the future? My answer is a resounding NO. Utopian futures in all sparks of i...
Untitled 12 Nov 2011 | 12:40 am
Bakjwi (Thirst) (2009) SOUTH KOREA --- horror Dir: Chan-Wook Park Vampire films nowadays are dime a dozen. Over the decades of films' existence, there have been a myriad of interpretations for audi...
Untitled 4 Nov 2011 | 08:05 pm
Nochnoi Dozor (Night Watch) (2005) RUSSIA --- fantasy Dir: Timur Bekamambetov “Sorcerers in Moscow . . . silly.” Anton Gorodestsky The anemic Russian cinema movement has returned, with a bang. "No...
