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Save Yourselves! - a New York hipster couple head to a friend's pad in the country to 'disconnect', but unfortunately the Earth is invaded by cute (they bear a resemblance to the Tribbles from Star Trek) but deadly aliens at the same time. Enjoyable sci-fi comedy with some wry satirical commentary on the way we live now.

Werewolves Within - this horror comedy takes the template of classic whodunnits (strand a group of disparate individuals in a country house, hotel etc and have them try to figure out which one of them is bumping them off), but it replaces the standard killer with a lycanthrope. Based on a videogame, but way better than how that type of movie usually pans out.

THE NAME OF THE ROSE

Another of those films that I have seen countless times since it first came out, and never tire of. My favourite Annaud, and I think my favourite Connery. The book is fine, but the film is really quite an acchievement. Everything is genuinely medieval here. Both Eco and Annaud were annoyed with having Connery pushed on them, but soon completely changed their minds. The score is very distinct and recognizable, it adds a lot to the atmosphere.

L´OURS (The Bear)

Annaud always puts an impressive amount of effort into his films. This is a top three of his. Did not realize before that Tcheky Karyo has one of the main roles. Or rather did not know who he was last I saw it. Very versatile actor.

BLACK RAINBOW

Excellent low key supernatural thriller with a supernaturally hot Rosanna Arquette.

PI

Mathematics and jewish mysticism. Aronofsky´s first movie is still his best.

Phantom Commander wrote:

PI

Mathematics and jewish mysticism. Aronofsky´s first movie is still his best.

Certainly sounds intriguing.

PK, I highly recommend it. It has become a sort of cult classic.

BLACK SWAN


Equal parts lovely and disturbing. Ballet, sexifulness, psychosis and violence.

Sea Of Love - Al Pacino stars as a hard-drinking New York cop on the trail of a killer who is using a 'lonely hearts' column to select their victims ... at each crime scene, a 45 of the titular tune is playing. In the course of his investigations, he becomes involved with shoe store owner Ellen Barkin - but could she be the killer?

Quality late-80s thriller, also starring John Goodman and Michael Rooker.

BLUEBERRY

First time I saw this, I was quite disappointed that it strayed so far from the source material by Charlier and Giraud. I have since come to really love it. It is a fantastic film in its own right. A spiritual western of sorts.

BLUE VELVET


My second favourite Lynch. As usual, what a band of characters!

L´OMBRA DI CARAVAGGIO (Caravaggio´s Shadow)


This is a very good Italian film about the famous painter who lived and worked in the 16th and 17th century, very controversial in some religious circles at the time.

Ghostbusters/Ghostbusters : Afterlife - spooky comedy double-bill, ahead of seeing Frozen Empire tomorrow. The original is a beloved movie from my early teens, and Afterlife nicely carries things on with Egon Spengler's daughter and grandkids moving to the dirt farm he left them. Naturally, it's not long before the supernatural shit starts hittin' the fan.

Warm-hearted tribute to the late Harold Ramis is paid, and the disastrous 2016 movie is wisely ignored.

WILD AT HEART


I have seen this more times than any other Lynch movie, so it must be my favourite? It is.

CHRISTIANE F.-WIR KINDER VOM BAHNHOF ZOO


Pretty nasty social drama from Germany, about drug addicted teenagers. I remember the book caused quite a stir when it came out.

CHILDREN OF MEN

Pretty good dystopian future fable, with some originality to it.

Ghostbusters : Frozen Empire - another eeeevil supernatural entity threatens the world, and 'busters old and new step up to stop it. Reasonable fun, but unfortunately it doesn't really manage to find enough for all of the characters to do.

LOST HIGHWAY

This is probably the Lynch movie that completes my top three.

LA CITE DES ENFANTS PERDUS (The City of Lost Children)

Fabulous French fairy tale, fun and full of imagination.

THE CONJURING 2

Not a big fan of James Wan as a director. This gets ruined by cinematic cliches and exaggerations. I do like Vera Farmiga in this, she reminds me of Gillian Anderson.

THE CREATOR

One of the best science fiction movies ever made.

Late Night With The Devil - have seen this Seventies-set horror described as 'Rosemary's Baby meets Network' ... seems about right. Late-night US talk show 'Night Owls' is flagging in the ratings, so its host Jack Delroy (David Dastmalchian) decides to do an occultism-themed special on Hallowe'en night. Amongst his guests is a parapsychologist and her subject, a teenage girl who was rescued from a Satanic church's mass suicide but who is apparently possessed by a demon she's named 'Mr Wriggles'. Without giving too much away, let's just say things go ... somewhat awry.

This manages to land a fair few shocks and also some satire about TV's sensationalist nature, 'selling your soul' to be a success on it etc. Dastmalchian is pitch-perfect as the show host.

Phantom Commander wrote:

THE CONJURING 2

Not a big fan of James Wan as a director. This gets ruined by cinematic cliches and exaggerations. I do like Vera Farmiga in this, she reminds me of Gillian Anderson.

The first Conjuring is one of the scariest films I've ever seen, and I've seen plenty of horror films.

Blunt Instrument wrote:

Late Night With The Devil - have seen this Seventies-set horror described as 'Rosemary's Baby meets Network' ... seems about right. Late-night US talk show 'Night Owls' is flagging in the ratings, so its host Jack Delroy (David Dastmalchian) decides to do an occultism-themed special on Hallowe'en night. Amongst his guests is a parapsychologist and her subject, a teenage girl who was rescued from a Satanic church's mass suicide but who is apparently possessed by a demon she's named 'Mr Wriggles'. Without giving too much away, let's just say things go ... somewhat awry.

This manages to land a fair few shocks and also some satire about TV's sensationalist nature, 'selling your soul' to be a success on it etc. Dastmalchian is pitch-perfect as the show host.

 

Sounds intriguing. A relatively recent release?

THE CROW


I saw this several times the first few years after its release, but it has been a long time now. It holds up fairly well, unlike its sequels. The story itself is primitive, but works for this type of movie. It is very stylish, and the soundtrack is awesome. A shame what happened to Brandon Lee.

A CURE FOR WELLNESS

A great and original horror fable, Verbinski´s best movie. Fine performances, terrific score.