terrymac
Cinema Addict
Member Since: 04 Apr 2006
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Conclave (2024) - Rated 21 May 2025
"This was very well made and acted. The pacing and build up worked for me, and Fiennes gave a wonderfully controlled performance. There was something that didn't quite sit right with me about the ending, but as whole it worked...there was an undercurrent of spirituality that occasionally felt more tangible. An interesting diversion."
Nonnas (2024) - Rated 21 May 2025
"Unchallenging and gentle fare, with any drama feeling a bit forced. Made me hungry though."
Monster A Go-Go (1965) - Rated 23 Apr 2025
"Dear lord. This was a baffling, exhausting chore. Some great dancing though. The most horrifying moment was me remembering I've got a boxset of Rebane films to go through. Utter drivel."
Budapest (2018) - Rated 22 Apr 2025
"Just about captures some "The Hangover"-style humour, and the characters are likeable enough, but it fades away and loses impact towards the end. Mindless fun."
Little Malcolm (1974) - Rated 22 Apr 2025
"A rather barmy little number with some rich dialogue and dark comedy that reminded me at points of Withnail & I. John Hurt and David Warner give enthusiastic and enjoyable performances, and, although it definitely feels very much like a play, there is enough happening on the cinematic front to hold the eye. It takes a very dark and unexpected turn towards the end which definitely soured me on it, but any film that can carry off an argument about a jacket like this is worth checking out."
La Maschera Del Demonio (1989) - Rated 13 Mar 2025
"A considerably less-effective reimagining of his dad’s Black Sunday, itself inspired by the Gogol tale The Viy. It very much has a TV movie feel, not helped by a very Tangerine Dream-esque soundtrack. It definitely suffered from some ropey editing and cheap sets, but it has some moments of style. Faintly preposterous, but might be an interesting diversion for fans of the source material."
Seconds (1966) - Rated 13 Mar 2025
"I really enjoyed this. I’ll echo the thoughts of others in saying it played like a Twilight Zone episode, even lifting themes from some notable episodes, and it therefore started to have a grim sense of inevitability about it. And it works well. Very well made, and Hudson is excellent in the lead. An unexpected treat."
El Monte de las brujas (1972) - Rated 13 Mar 2025
"Opens with a bizarre sequence (which ultimately doesn’t make much sense), and then some mad music over the opening titles - a loud vocal piece that occasionally contains some English, and which our protagonist can hear at one point later. He’s spectacular - huge moustache, bouffant hair, open shirt and a medallion, like a stereotype porn actor. His behaviour isn’t far off either. Anyway, he and his new friend get a bit lost and encounter some witches. And it’s all very confusing. Enjoy."
Wild Strawberries (1957) - Rated 30 Jan 2025
"Thoughtful, thought-provoking and subtly beautiful and hopeful in its own way, built on very real and natural performance from Sjöström. It doesn't scream its message, rather it quietly builds and unfolds. I really enjoyed this. I really need to check out more films by Ingmar Bergman."
Born of Fire (1987) - Rated 29 Jan 2025
"Okay, this was pretty weird. I spent much of the film wondering where it was going, and by the end I was wondering where it had gone. It looked great, though, some fine cinematography making good use of some fine Turkish locations. I do enjoy a musical showdown, though, so I might watch Crossroads with Ralph Macchio now. If you like surreal and slightly baffling, you might like this."
