frederic_g54
Celluloid Junkie
Member Since: 21 Apr 2007
Location: Belgium
Age: 37
Bio: I call the big one Bitey
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Fail-Safe (1964) - Rated 14 Aug 2025
"While I greatly appreciate having received the Criterion blu-ray as a birthday present, my expectations were sadly not met. Compared to Dr. Strangelove, which rightfully and cleverly ridicules the absurdity of nuclear warfare, this one takes itself somewhat too seriously, what with its biblical/metaphorical references and an ending so ludicrous that I'm shaking my head still. Why is the President stuck in a basement?"
Materialists (2025) - Rated 14 Aug 2025
"Surprised by how much I liked this, mostly due to an excellent scenario that doesn't rush any of it development or revelations and is backed up by a great cast that translate it effortlessly on the screen. An improvement over Past Lives, at least for me."
F1: The Movie (2025) - Rated 14 Aug 2025
"Accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do In Top Gun: Maverick fashion. While the latter was pretty much perfect in combining nostalgic appeal and exhilarating action beats, F1 is still a fun time at the movies, especially when experienced on an IMAX screen with great sound quality. A large part of its budget must've been spent on getting those audiovisual aspects just right, and it shows, and another part on what looks like 27000 different ZARA outfits for its main star."
Sinners (2025) - Rated 14 Aug 2025
"Couldn't get into the genre mash up, but maybe I owe it a rewatch."
Hôtel Monterey (1972) - Rated 15 May 2025
"I don't mind the lack of dialogue in any film but the absence of diegetic sound on top of that isn't exactly beneficial to the film, seemingly suggesting there was an artistic, motivated decision behind it in pre-production when the recorded audio must not have been very interesting in retrospect. Feels like a visual and thematic predecessor to News from Home, which I responded more strongly to. I counted 2 walkouts and one middle aged woman snoozing for at least half the film."
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) - Rated 28 Apr 2025
"(20th Anniversary Re-Release) The 3rd act, from the moment Padme lands on Mustafar, is goated and arguably the best thing Lucas has made. Probably because it heavily relies on visual storytelling and is devoid of the cringy dialogue the prequel was known to suffer from. Rewatching this again after 20 years made me realise Lucas didn't get enough credit for creating for such an immersive and vast cinematic universe from scratch. I'd watch it again in a heartbeat."
The Last Showgirl (2024) - Rated 21 Apr 2025
"It's basically The Wrestler but with a showgirl, that may not possess the same understated sensibility as Coppola's directorial debut, but I enjoyed some of its performances and the dreamy, anamorphic cinematography."
The Fate of the Furious (2017) - Rated 21 Apr 2025
"(after repeat viewings) You can tell they started running out of ideas because they basically repeated the same shtick as in 6 but with Dom instead of Letty. The most memorable parts still involve The Rock, not to mention Statham, so them having received their own spinoff instalment makes more than sense."
Warfare (2025) - Rated 12 Apr 2025
"Probably the best in its genre since The Hurt Locker, an edge-of-your-seat experience that may not possess the compelling character work of the aforementioned, but is still told in raw, authentic and uncompromising fashion. Not every movie needs to be this profound, artistic exploration of the human condition, sometimes I just want to sit back and appreciate a well-made film that is both impactful and eventful."
Furious 7 (2015) - Rated 10 Apr 2025
"(after repeat viewings) If I had to pick, I'd say this is the one where the franchise jumped the shark. The saga was known for its share of outrageous and ridiculous moments up until then, but Justin Lin brought at least a sense of gritty, refreshingly grounded sensibility to the franchise that this episode seems to have thrown straight out of the window. The Rock may have less screen time here, but still ends up being the film's highlight. Fun but silly, and it never looked back from here."
