Film Grouch

Back in my day, films were great. What happened?

Mystery

Franklyn

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It will all come together in the end... sort of. The H-Bomb: A father, Peter (Bernard Hill), is searching for his missing son, young Londoner Milo (Sam Riley) is moping in deep depression after his fiancé dumps him, flaky goth chick Emilia (Eva Green) tries to commit suicide as part of her art school project, and a masked man badly in need of a throat lozenge (Ryan … [Read more...] about Franklyn

Marathon Man

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"Is it safe?" Swift shot: Marathon Man will have you wondering where the grit went over thirty years of film-making.  This film bleeds angst and delivers drama and real suspense.  Several times throughout the film I had to take a breather and say, Holy Shit that was awesome!  I can't believe I never bothered to watch this one before.  John Schlesinger … [Read more...] about Marathon Man

The Uninvited

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The Unexpected . . . Much better than I was expecting, this was actually based on the Korean horror Janghwa, Hongryeon by Ji-woon Kim.  I don't mind telling you, I haven't seen the original, and now that I have seen this version - it would ruin it for me.  The story was interesting and the characters were completely believable.  Those Koreans know mind-bending … [Read more...] about The Uninvited

Moon

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Most of the time, when the words “Science Fiction” come to mind, we get images in our heads of slimy aliens, starship battles, Wookies, Vulcans, and Light Sabers. But every once in a while a Sci-Fi film comes along that offers more than escapist fantasy. The type of film that bypasses explosions and special effects and instead engages us intellectually and philosophically, a … [Read more...] about Moon