really slacking on my critierion movie output. this month looks promising. some podcast referenced the sorcerer recently which id never heard of and friedkin is highlighted this month so gonna give it a go. was gonna go in cold but post a trailer then i couldnt help being reminded without even watching it that it was a wages of fear remake. now im a little less enthused but its raining so why not get mired in the mud.
not great but kind of liked it. maybe it was the simplicity of the plot and the characters. not a lot of interiority. thought it notable when there was finally a moments thawing between two characters allowing a glimmer of friendship to spawn that calamity strikes. not especially unusual occurrence but so much beyond the opening scenes was relentlessly grim that it stood out. and in the end in true 70s fashion there are no winners when all is said and done again pulling the rug of hope out from beneath us and the characters.
really slacking on my critierion movie output. this month looks promising. some podcast referenced the sorcerer recently which id never heard of and friedkin is highlighted this month so gonna give it a go. was gonna go in cold but post a trailer then i couldnt help being reminded without even watching it that it was a wages of fear remake. now im a little less enthused but its raining so why not get mired in the mud.
- dave 4-02-2024 12:09 pm
The Hunted was bad enough for me to be wary of anything other than Friedkin's most famous movies.
- steve 4-03-2024 8:52 am [add a comment]
not great but kind of liked it. maybe it was the simplicity of the plot and the characters. not a lot of interiority. thought it notable when there was finally a moments thawing between two characters allowing a glimmer of friendship to spawn that calamity strikes. not especially unusual occurrence but so much beyond the opening scenes was relentlessly grim that it stood out. and in the end in true 70s fashion there are no winners when all is said and done again pulling the rug of hope out from beneath us and the characters.
- dave 4-03-2024 9:27 am [add a comment]