(I have never seen a Conjuring Universe film. I am watching all of them in universe timeline order. Because I think it’s funny.)
Well what in the hell happened here?! Who came along and decide to inject so much genuine terror in this franchise? The Conjuring 2 was so easily the best film of this franchise, I mean it ain’t even close. This was a truly creepy, well made modern horror film. I heard rumblings that this was the best…
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The Conjuring 2 2016
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Dogtooth 2009
Without question, one of my favorite films released so far this century, and for sure my favorite Yorgos Lanthimos movie.
It’s exactly like my thoughts on Denis Villeneuve. Both Yorgos and Denis had made movies before, but their breakout films (Dogtooth and Incendies, respectively) were both made the same year, and both nominated for the best Foreign Language Film Oscar. (Both lost to Susanne Bier’s In a Better World. A good film, but the wrong movie to win.)
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The Exorcist 1973
A perfect film. One that’s responsible for the most outrageous moment of our podcast ever.
I pre-ordered the 4K and fucking WOW does it look remarkable. I’ve always loved the grim look of this film, and this render really makes everything pop.
For this viewing, I watched the original version, and paid close attention to all the things left out of this cut. My general thoughts on which cut is better is that the Director’s Cut feels closer to Blatty’s…
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Affliction 1997
I didn’t expect to watch this twice in one month, but it speaks to me, on a few levels. They used to make these type of home-grown American “thrillers;” light on plot, heavy on character and circumstance. Affliction is one of my favorite among them, but this type of film was a staple for art house studios in the 1990s. A few others I can think of: Sling Blade, A Simple Plan, One False Movie, Dead Man Walking, Boy’s Don’t…
