Robert Hayes

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I just really like movies.
"Life's tough. Get a helmet, man."

Favorite films

  • Fargo
  • American Psycho
  • Vertigo
  • Metropolis

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  • Brute Force

    ★★★★★

  • Resident Evil: Retribution

    ★★★

  • The Vagabond

    ★★★½

  • Repeat Performance

    ★★★★

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  • The Last Laugh

    The Last Laugh

    ★★★★★

    I think one could make a case for silent cinema having peaked here.

  • Dracula's Daughter

    Dracula's Daughter

    ★★★½

    Not as instantly iconic as its predecessor, but Gloria Holden is more than an adequate substitute for Bela Lugosi.

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  • Brute Force

    Brute Force

    ★★★★★

    In this film, 'jailhouse rock' would be the jagged stone you use to bludgeon the warden to death during a riot... This was as bleak and oppressive as any prison movie I've seen, and as a noir. Did a great job of humanizing its characters.

    🎵The water's gonna rise and pull you under
    In your eyes I'm staring at the end of time
    Nothing can change us
    No one can save us from ourselves
    🎵
    (Scorpions, 'Humanity')

  • Resident Evil: Retribution

    Resident Evil: Retribution

    ★★★

    The most videogame-like of the series so far and also the laziest. Stumbles listlessly from exposition dump to action setpiece, rinse, repeat, etc. Still, I will give it credit for remaining at least visually interesting, and with enough slo-mo you'd be forgiven for thinking that Zack Snyder was the co-director.

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  • Napoleon

    Napoleon

    ★★★★★

    From the intense battle sequences, production design, and the score, to the unexpected deadpan comedy/absurdity, this was everything I wanted. The "more" will come with the 4-hour director's cut. My only minor criticism is that I wish the color grading had been a little brighter.

  • A Time to Kill

    A Time to Kill

    ★★★★

    "Yes, they deserved to die, and I hope they burn in hell!"

    Case closed.