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A Ghost Story - film review

27/6/2017

A GHOST STORY ★★★★½
D: David Lowery (Pete’s Dragon, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints).
S: Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Will Oldham, Sonia Acevedo, Rob Zabrecky, Liz Franke, Kesha.

Eerie rather than scary. Transcendentally epic. A film that gets better and better as it proceeds. Director David Lowery surpasses Terrence Malick’s THE TREE OF LIFE.
My review: http://www.filmaluation.com/a-ghost-story.html

Out to own today - The Autopsy Of Jane Doe

26/6/2017

Out to own today:

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

“It looks like they were trying to break out,” Deputy Ballard (Yves O’Hara)

If not for the presence of talented thespian Brian Cox, this would be a C-level horror movie. Clunky, poorly made, THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE is a significant quality drop from the director of TROLLHUNTER. Body horror starts promisingly, but resorts to cheap, obvious scares, descending to unmemorable haunted house flick. Filmmakers, enough already with the jump shocks. The device is not clever or artistically interesting. When was the last time you admired that technique? JAWS (1975) with the head in the submerged boat?
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Shimmer Lake

23/6/2017

SHIMMER LAKE ★★★★☆
D: Oren Uziel.
S: Rainn Wilson, Stephanie Sigman, Benjamin Walker, Wyatt Russell, Ron Livingston, John Michael Higgins, Rob Corddry.

A dark humoured thriller told backwards. Violent and quirky. Even the minor characters are distinctive.

Weirdos - trailer

22/6/2017

Weirdos - film review

22/6/2017

WEIRDOS ★★☆☆☆
D: Bruce McDonald (Helions, Pontypool).
S: Dylan Authors, Julia Sarah Stone, Allan Hawco, Cathy Jones, V. Tang, Rhys Bevan-John, Molly Parker.

Unfortunate comparisons are made to Wes Anderson’s wonderful THE DARJEELING LIMITED.
My review: http://www.filmaluation.com/weirdos.html

Thank You for Your Service - trailer

21/6/2017

I like this trio: Amy Schumer, Kate Lyn Shiel and Keisha Castle-Hughes.

The Big Sick - film review

21/6/2017

THE BIG SICK ★★★☆☆
D: Michael Showalter (The Baxter).
S: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher, Adeel Akhtar, Bo Burnham.

A generic rom-com, saved by waggish humour and surprisingly… Ray Romano.
My review: http://www.filmaluation.com/the-big-sick.html

American Gods - season one

20/6/2017

AMERICAN GODS [season one] ★★★★☆
Ambitious, thoughtful, and one of the best looking shows on television. Hugely imaginative and intricate, but so far feels too much like it is set-up for further series.

Detroit - second trailer

19/6/2017

Will this be hard-hitting?

Daddy’s Home 2 - trailer

19/6/2017

The first was weak.

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Filmaluation is an online magazine dedicated to arts culture, with a particular focus on film.

I care about intelligence, quality and entertainment.

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The vital ambitions of art and entertainment:
- Perceptiveness
- Illumination
- The unexpected
- Innovation

Brains and soul are key; but adrenaline junkies do not fret, there is also much love for an experience that delivers a sucker-punch to the guts via stunningly delivered thrills.

Noun, “filmaluation”:
The evaluation of a film
Verb, "to filmaluate”:
To evaluate a film

I am well aware how difficult it is to make a film, put on a stage play, create a television show, write a novel, let alone make something of note. (That appreciation doesn’t stop me from having high standards though.)

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