Monday, November 30, 2009

Zardoz

Year: 1974
Director: John Boorman
Writer: John Boorman
Rating: 9/10

Surreal and thoughtful science fiction; what's not to love about Sean Connery's lack of acting (and pants) when coupled with a great 1970s sci-fi story complete with Nietzschein overtones?

The Omega Man

Year: 1971
Director: Boris Sagal
Writers: John William Corrington, Joyce Hooper Corrington, Richard Matheson (novel)
Rating: 9.9/10

Superb post-apocalyptic science fiction; not quite perfect due to the fact that only half the soundtrack is excellent.

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

Year: 1988
Director: Penelope Spheeris
Writer: Penelope Spheeris
Rating: 8.5/10

Well constructed and fantastically humorous documentary concerning hair metal, regardless of the bias shown.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Das Blaue Licht (The Blue Light)

Year: 1932
Director: Leni Riefenstahl
Writer: Béla Balázs
Rating: 9/10

Superbly shot fairy tale-esque story.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Il Gatto a Nove Code (The Cat o'Nine Tails)

Year: 1971
Director: Dario Argento
Writer: Dario Argento
Rating: 8.5/10

An excellent giallo, but the ending is a little anti-climactic.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Permanant Vacation

Year: 1980
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Writer: Jim Jarmusch
Rating: 8.5/10

A dreamy and dreary stroll through New York City in 1980.

Batman And Robin

Year: 1997
Director: Joel Schumacher
Writers: Bob Kane, Akiva Goldsman
Rating: 7/10

Entertainingly campy b-movie; the director seems to have gleefully twisted a standard Hollywood comic-book movie into a hilarious one-liner caricature of the genre.