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The Exorcist: Believer (2023) ☆☆(2/4): Friedkin Wept
“The Exorcist: Believer”, the latest installment of the series which started with William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist” (1973), did not scare or disturb me at all. While it surely tries to bring some freshness into its utterly familiar genre formula, the … Continue reading
Blue Giant (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): All for Jazz
Japanese animation film “Blue Giant” is simply riveting whenever it conveys to us that ecstatic quality of jazz music performance. Probably because of being singled-minded as its main characters’ artistic pursuit for sublime perfection, the movie often feels a bit … Continue reading
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): William Freidkin’s last work
Willaim Friedkin’s last film “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial”, which incidentally came out a few months after his death, is a modest but engaging legal drama to watch. While looking inherently theatrical at times, the movie is also compelling enough to … Continue reading
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): How he made it
William Friedkin, who sadly left us a few months ago, has always been associated with “The Exorcist” (1973), one of the iconic classic horror films in the 1970s. To be frank with you, I was not so scared when I … Continue reading
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The Conference (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A deadly conference
Swedish Netflix film “The Conference”, which was released a few days ago, is a viciously violent but undeniably amusing at least. Although its setting is derived from many other similar genre films ranging from “Friday the 13th” (1980) to “Severance” … Continue reading
The Burial (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Two different men against a big corporation
“The Burial”, which was released on Amazon Prime on last Friday, is a modest but engaging drama about the legal battle of two different men who came to stand against a big corporation. While it does not exceed our expectation … Continue reading
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Tagged Court, Funeral director, Lawsuit, Lawyer, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Vesper (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): One defiant girl in the middle of a post-apocalyptic world
Post-apocalyptic science fiction tales are dime a dozen, but “Vesper” distinguishes itself via its vividly barren and strange background. Although it is rather modest in terms of scope and production budget, the movie did a fairly good job of filling … Continue reading
Benediction (2021) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The final film by Terence Davies
“Benediction”, which is now the last film by Terence Davies after he died a few days ago, is a melancholic collection of personal memories from a real-life British poet who had a fair share of bitter anger and sadness as … Continue reading
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Juliet of the Spirits (1965) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): Her spiritual journey of self-discovery
Federico Fellini’s “Juliet of the Spirits” baffles me a lot in good ways. When I watched the film for the first in 2005, I felt like not totally understanding how it is about or what it is about, and that … Continue reading
I vitelloni (1953) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A group of village slackers
Federico Fellini’s “I vitelloni”, which means “The slackers” in Romagnol slang, is a dry but funny comedy drama film about a group of young but pathetic village slackers. Although it may not be one of Fellini’s best works in my … Continue reading
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