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The Nightingale

31/7/2019

THE NIGHTINGALE ★★★★☆
D: Jennifer Kent (The Babadook).
S: Aisling Franciosi, Sam Claflin, Baykali Ganambarr, Damon Herriman, Harry Greenwood, Michael Sheasby, Charlie Jampijinpa Brown, Ewen Leslie.

Two for two from director Jennifer Kent. A merciless, claustrophobic, unrelentingly brutal Australian revenge drama. An eviscerating indictment on exploitation, imperialism, and racism.
My review: http://www.filmaluation.com/the-nightingale.html

The Nightingale - trailer

31/7/2019

Crawl

30/7/2019

CRAWL ★★½☆☆
D: Alexandre Aja (The 9th Life of Louis Drax, Horns, Piranha 3D, Haute Tension).
S: Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Morfydd Clark, Jose Palma, Ross Anderson.

Cheesy, forgettable creature feature, involving a hurricane and insatiable alligators. Is made slightly more tense by the gore. There isn’t enough cannon fodder. And there is little allegory.

Jean Reno - birthday

30/7/2019

It is actor Jean Reno’s birthday. His top 5 films:

- 22 BULLETS
- LE DERNIER COMBAT
- LÉON: THE PROFESSIONAL
- MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE
- RONIN

Leon the Professional

Luz - trailer

29/7/2019

I saw LUZ at the Berlinale 2018. A stylish German horror that starts promisingly, but is unscary and becomes silly. Attention-grabbing soundtrack and sound design are wasted on an ill-thought-out story and unconvincing performances.

Snowpiercer - TV show - trailer

26/7/2019

SNOWPIERCER [2013] is one of my top 10 favourite films of all time. Is there a point to the TV show due next year? Can it build on the original movie?

Helen Mirren - birthday

26/7/2019

It is actor Helen Mirren’s birthday. Her top 5 films:

- CALIGULA
- EXCALIBUR
- GOSFORD PARK
- RED 2
- THE QUEEN

Excalibur

Midsommar

25/7/2019

MIDSOMMAR is an epic 147-minute horror movie. I am very excited about the existence of a director's cut.
The oppressive brutality reminds of APOCALYPTO. It is THE WICKER MAN slowed down and ramped up.

Gus Van Sant - birthday

24/7/2019

It is director Gus Van Sant’s birthday. His top 5 films:

- DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT
- ELEPHANT
- FINDING FORRESTER
- GOOD WILL HUNTING
- MILK

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

JoJo Rabbit - teaser

24/7/2019

From the director of HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE, WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS and THOR: RAGNAROK. This looks nuts.

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