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First Reformed 2017
Have seen more Bresson. . . now I get it.
The Devil, Probably II made by a Calvinist freak who can’t stop punishing himself for having bad thoughts in poker chat
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Suspiria 2018
Took me half a week to finally log a review for this remake 'cause it's so exhausting. Luca G's Suspiria is kind of a mess that tries to do way too much without really hitting any mark over a bloated span of nearly three hours. I dug the oppressive cold restrained vibe and authentic feeling '70s aesthetic from the fashions to striking locations to the camerawork full of zooms and sustained takes. Most of the movie nails a sort of…
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The Driller Killer 1979
Some gems from Abel Ferrara on the Arrow blu-ray commentary track:
He wants to direct a Jekyll and Hyde movie starring Forest Whitaker and 50 Cent?? "It would be Forest changing into 50. No one has ever done that movie. . . yet."
"Put the Act of Seeing With One's Own Eyes in this package."
"Union Square. Andy Warhol would watch us out of a window."
A homeless man cleans a car windshield: "This was pre-Giuliani New York. These guys…