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New Nightmare 1994
Craven finally back at the helm, and this is one of the best of the series, though it’s not at the level of the original and maybe not quite atop Dream Warriors.
The meta-movie stuff isn’t quite as well done as it would be by Scream, but it’s still refreshing, especially as an excuse for Freddy’s resurrection and such.
I also love that other than the meta stuff, they go back to the same, simple formula this used to be:…
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The Parallax View 1974
One of the best paranoid conspiracy thrillers of their heyday in the 70s.
Beatty is great as our man on the run. He’s likeable and smart and passionate and motivated by the pursuit of truth.
The problem is none of that counts much anymore.
This is filmed wonderfully, with excellent composition/lighting and marvelous editing.
Several small sequences are beautifully constructed, brilliant Movie Magic, such as the opening assassination rooftop struggle in its quietness or the dam flooding over two men…