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Review of Eraserhead (1977)

By Manicure (77) on 22 Nov 2020

“Eraserhead” is one of those symbolic movies, more like a collection of unsettling moving paintings…

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Review of The Terminator (1984)

By Manicure (77) on 22 Nov 2020

I am aware that The Terminator will always be in the hearts of all the kids who grew up in the '80s, and that despite the low budget it managed…

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Review of Lethal Weapon (1987)

By Manicure (77) on 22 Nov 2020

Cartooney and naive as funk, but why not? I have to admit I had a few drinks before watching though…

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Review of Groundhog Day (1993)

By Manicure (77) on 22 Nov 2020

Groundhog Day is not as funny as I remembered, but is still a solid old-style romantic comedy with a warm atmosphere…

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Review of Logan Lucky (2017)

By Manicure (77) on 22 Nov 2020

Logan Lucky sees Steven Soderbergh back to heist films with the redneck version of Ocean's 11…

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Review of Se7en (1995)

By Manicure (77) on 22 Nov 2020

David Fincher’s direction always shines with thrillers, and “Se7en” is one of the most outstanding examples…

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Review of Mulholland Drive (2001)

By Manicure (77) on 22 Nov 2020

Mulholland Drive is by far the most complete expression of David Lynch's cinema…

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Review of Good Time (2017)

By Manicure (77) on 22 Nov 2020

Good Time is an immersive urban thriller that follows the roughest night of Connie Nikas as he tries to get his disabled brother out of jail…

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Review of The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

By Manicure (77) on 22 Nov 2020

The Killing of a Sacred Deer is regarded as either a masterpiece or a disaster, but I thought it was just alright…

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Review of The Elephant Man (1980)

By Manicure (77) on 22 Nov 2020

The Elephant Man is a straightforward biopic about disfigured Joseph John Merrick and his struggles with social acceptance in a fascinating…

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Review of Dune (1984)

By Manicure (77) on 22 Nov 2020

I have been escaping from this film for decades, but it was about time…

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Review of The Boss Baby (2017)

By Manicure (77) on 22 Nov 2020

A pleasant movie, nothing more nothing less. I expected this to be much worse to be honest…

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Review of Suspiria (2018)

By Manicure (77) on 22 Nov 2020

Luca Guadagnino's remake of Suspiria is radically different and, in many ways, more sophisticated than Dario Argento's original, sometimes…

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Review of The Lighthouse (2019)

By Manicure (77) on 22 Nov 2020

The Lighthouse is shot on black and white 35mm film in 4:3 aspect ratio to evoke old expressionist cinema…

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Review of Clara's Heart (1988)

By Manicure (77) on 22 Nov 2020

Unlike everyone says, Wild at Heart is far from being David Lynch's worst film…

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Review of Trainspotting (1996)

By Manicure (77) on 22 Nov 2020

“Trainspotting” probably had its merits back then but kind of faded together with its generation…

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Review of Yes Man (2008)

By Manicure (77) on 22 Nov 2020

Yes Man is a decent romantic comedy…

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Review of Coming to America (1988)

By Manicure (77) on 22 Nov 2020

This is one of those harmless, just mildly funny romantic comedies of the ’80s with a predictable plot and cookie-cutter characters…

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Review of Phantom Thread (2017)

By Manicure (77) on 22 Nov 2020

Phantom Thread is a sober and elegant film whose austerity hides a great deal of complexity…

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Review of Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

By Manicure (77) on 22 Nov 2020

“Lethal Weapon 2” drops the half-assed dramatic pretentiousness of the first installment and goes for a more lighthearted tone and tighter…

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