INDYATMN
Cinema Addict
Member Since: 19 Aug 2008
Location: New York, NY, USA
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Captive Wild Woman (1943) - Rated 13 Jul 2025
"EXTRAORDINARILY silly in its execution. The concept of an evil mad scientist turning a well-trained gorilla into a woman (it's all about glands, you see) is fine for an old B-movie, but this beautiful monster spends 95% of its screen time intimidating lions from outside the cage w/ a GLARE! I shit you not. The rest of the film (& I mean at least a third) is watching a lion tamer at work, which is impressive but repetitive. & doesn't anyone wonder why the new woman at the circus never speaks?!!?"
The Omega Man (1971) - Rated 12 Jul 2025
"The first 40 minutes are perfectly structured in terms of pacing & editing, drawing us in to wonder what exactly is going on & then intercutting how Heston spends his days w/ abrupt attacks & what caused all this. "The Family" make great villains given their appearance & motivation. Thematically, the film has Heston siding w/ 70's counterculture, but "The Family" can also represent liberals who hate Western civilization & preach purity. It's also a reminder of Heston's civil rights advocacy."
Fear in the Night (1972) - Rated 11 Jul 2025
"Jimmy Sangster's written some great Hammer films, but the only thing that stands out here is the twist ending. Although it's unexpected, it may not make sense if you think too hard about it (doesn't it all fall apart if Cushing doesn't act like a creep?) Unfortunately it's the kind of film I don't want to think more about because the rest of it is just too long & obviously padded. Sangster even admitted to some padding to fill out the running time but this would work best at about an hour, tops."
Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) - Rated 06 Jul 2025
"I know this is sacrilege but I found this be funnier (DeLuise's Italian doc & Gleason pulled more laughs from me in the middle 20 minutes than the original) & better written than the first; then again, I was disappointed by a revisit to the original. While I can see how this is less satisfying & obviously less original than the first, there seems to be a real script here w/ a character arc& and an attempt to do something slightly different (and bigger) while still giving the fans what they want."
Night Creatures (1962) - Rated 06 Jul 2025
"I knew the original title was Captain Clegg, so I had no horror expectations. What I got was a surprisingly unique hero - a redeemed pirate - who's so distinctive I wasn't surprised to later discover he was part of a franchise. & this isn't the usual glamorization of outlaws making the police look bad, but a reminder of the government overreach our Founding Fathers had to fix. It's a solid script w/ a genuinely clever hero outwitting a formidable villain & a romantic subplot that fits seamlessly"
Krush Groove (1985) - Rated 28 Jun 2025
"I'm biased as I grew up loving 80's rap, so your mileage will vary. Watching this again decades later, I was most impressed with the writing which does an excellent job of giving Russell Simmons & all of the major acts he was managing a chance to shine, mostly through cliched subplots, but it all comes together in an organic way. For young fans like me it was good enough & that's no small achievement given that most of these people aren't actors & it's sometimes noticeable. It's an ad & a story."
Daredevil: Born Again (2025) - Rated 31 May 2025
"Superficially similar to the far superior Netflix run (moody; mostly mature; & every bozo DD fights is a UFC champ), while trying to hide the Woke BS. Guess who will love Kingpin: woman of color or the white guy? Kingpin's art dealer wife is now somehow BETTER than Kingpin at being a crime lord!! Latino heroes no one cares about check DEI boxes. & cops who like the Punisher get reprimanded. Kingpin's public safety plan is also incoherent as its mostly focused on getting rid of vigilantes"
Dogfight (1991) - Rated 31 May 2025
"The game's so cruel & yet so plausible I was quickly hooked. How a romance can possibly develop between 2 very different people starting off so badly is also compelling. My only problem was Phoenix' Marine remaining inscrutable - he seems like such a jerk, so why try to help Taylor? At the same time, these unanswered Whys feel very realistic for his character. Unsatisfying but realistic. The jab at the US being built on BS is also tiresome. It's not just the US, Hollywood. It's the world!"
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) - Rated 25 May 2025
"Cruise's unprecedented commitment to impressing the fk out of me by putting himself in danger get extra points, but unfortunately this one FEELS very long. Why? Because so much time is spent connecting to past movies we don't care about & letting you know the HIGH!! stakes of every challenge. There's such a constant stream of portentousness, it almost borders on parody. This also has the most tiresome display of DEI fabricating a world where women constantly outrank men AND are also the wisest."
King of New York (1990) - Rated 24 May 2025
"Very overrated but I can see why this gained cult status back in 1990. There's lots of soon-to-break-out stars (is this Caruso's first seething cop?) playing cops & robbers in a NYC that would be far more excusable if it went full comic book & were set in a dystopian future. Walken is almost magical in his ability to get the drop on his enemies - when they're not stupidly letting him or the Joker-like Fishburne enter w/out frisking them. It's got alot of atmosphere as well, but little substance."
