They Live is a 1988 film directed by John Carpenter. For the second time in a few years, he had been dumped by the big Hollywood production companies, he was angry and you can tell by watching this movie! The first time he had been accused of being a pervert for making that absolute masterpiece … More They Live: Movie Review
The Shining is a 1980 film directed by Stanley Kubrick and based on the Stephen King novel published in 1977. Could I actually say anything about The Shining that hasn’t already been said? Maybe not, since there’s a whole literature dedicated to the film, its making of, its themes, and the notable differences with King’s … More The Shining: Movie Review
On the Milky Road is a 2016 movie directed by Emir Kusturica. He made several good films in the past such as Underground (1995) which, despite being a bit unoriginal (the main idea is the same of The Penultimate Truth, by Philip K. Dick which was published in 1964, for instance), was funny and commented … More On the Milky Road: Movie Review
Repo Man is a cult movie mixing the most diverse genres: science fiction, action, fantasy, thriller, dramatic, comedy… If you ask me to define it with a single adjective, I would use “punk”. This film doesn’t give a s**t about anyone or anything and brings home a great result, even if at the time (1984) … More Repo Man: Movie Review
I recognized the touch of James Horner from the beginning of the opening title sequence. I love his soundtracks and this is certainly a big plus for Krull! Actually, when I finished watching the movie I was thinking that music is probably the best thing about it: it’s really epic, although perhaps a little too … More Krull: Movie Review
Village of the Damned is John Carpenter’s second remake and came out in 1995, thirteen years after his first one, The Thing (1982). But while The Thing is without a doubt one of his best films, the same cannot be said of Village of the Damned, despite an impressive cast and a good soundtrack composed, as … More Village of the Damned: Movie Review
I finally managed to watch Collateral, Michael Mann’s 2004 film (here’s why it took me a while)! Michael Mann knows how to shoot action movies and he’s also one of the few experienced directors who really embraced the digital technology. In fact, Collateral is his first attempt to give life to a new style instead … More Collateral: Movie Review
Night on Earth is the fifth feature film directed by Jim Jarmusch, and it was released in 1991. In it, there are five episodes unrelated to each other and set in various parts of the World: Los Angeles, New York, Rome, Paris and Helsinki. Back in 1991, Jarmusch already was a fairly established name in … More Night on Earth: Movie Review
Basic Instinct was released in 1992. Directed by Paul Verhoeven, it starred Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone. Nowadays this combination seems like a guaranteed success, but things were very different back then. In fact, at the time the movie was surrounded by controversy, Douglas feared that a film with such a high erotic content could … More Basic Instinct: Movie Review
The Descent is a 2005 British film directed by Neil Marshall with six female protagonists: Shauna MacDonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, MyAnna Buring and Nora-Jane Noone. I think that this is one of the best horror films released in the last twenty years and I love Neil Marshall as a director (he also … More The Descent: Movie Review
