(7/8 is "Very Good")
I was surprised by this one. I generally don't go for "love in the time of crises" movies, but I think this one was a bit smarter than most: careful character development, a definite but not overly nihilistic tone, and a welcome twist.
Also very well filmed: there were a number of quite striking sunlit shots, and the moving camera work did well to keep me engaged for 2 hours plus.
The only real downside (and…
(6/8 is "Good")
This is a very slight film - its under an hour long but it does not feel tight.
But I enjoyed the very simple aesthetic, and the mood... very peaceful. And I would love to see more adventures from our central heroine.
(8/8 is "Great")
The great thing about this film is that it knows precisely what it is - an ultra cheap B movie horror. It knows that some of the things it does to make the horror work are silly, and then it points and says "Ha! Wasn't that great? Look at the blood!".
It's somewhat congruous to think of two-camera sitcoms - obviously fake, removed from reality - yet highly engrossing. It's because the formalist staging makes it cinematic.…
(8/8 is "Great")
[Film #1200]
Today I have found possibly the best alpine film - by chance. You see, I have felt the drive to find a mountain movie for many years because I have myself spent a large portion of my childhood under the shadow of mountains (not as grand as the Alps I'll grant, but still). There is something about that experience that this film captures perfectly, but also something more.
To be in a lowly populated region…
