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Notes: First of all, when you watch this flick, you have to keep in mind that you are actually watching one of the first ancestors of our contemporary horror movies and it was pretty neat to see how it has changed in 70 years. Back then, there was basically no sex, no blood, in fact, to be honest, nothing much happened during the whole thing when you think about it. Pretty muck like today, they made this choice mostly because they basically had no money but it made the whole thing even more effective. There was indeed constantly this eerie atmosphere which was not really frightening but it still made me uneasy throughout the whole duration. To show the impact of this flick, you should know that the horror movie technique of slowly building tension to a jarring shock which turns out to be something completely harmless is actually called a ‘Lewton bus’ after a famous scene from this movie. How amazing is that?
“To be honest, after this movie had been trashed by the critics, I wasn't expecting much it but since it still turned out to be a huge box-office success, I thought I might as well check it out. The fact that so many people turned out to see this movie didn't really surprise me though. I mean, the Tr” read more
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“Since I really enjoyed 'Gerald's Game', I was quite eager to see another directing effort from Mike Flanagan and since this one was available on Neflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, with one location and basically two characters, it must have been the most minimalist thriller I have” read more
“To be honest, I had no idea what to expect from this flick but since there was a decent cast involved and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, eventually, I'm afraid the damned thing turned out to be even weaker than I expected. Seriously, pretty much noth” read more
Notes: I haven't seen this one yet...
“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since this movie had received some decent reviews and since I have weak spot for Natalie Portman, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, in my opinion, this movie struggled with a similar challenge faced by ‘Diana’ and ‘Grace of Mon” read more
Notes: To be honest, I’m usually not a huge fan of such vintage Westerns but this one actually really grabbed me. Indeed, it might seem to be a short and simple Western without much action and lots of dialogues instead. It’s too bad I saw it on YouTube without subtitles and I did struggle to follow the dialogues so I will probably re-watch it at some point. Anyway, it turned out to be some kind of Western version of ‘12 Angry Men’ and even though it probably didn’t go so deep, it was still really effective and often quite fascinating to watch. Back then, it was actually quite a controversial movie, it was even a flop when it was released but I was amazed by how relevant it still is nowadays. Indeed, our digital world is dominated by fake news which did result, in the US, with the storming of the Capitol back in 2021. Sure, we don’t lynch people anymore (at least, I hope so) but, deep inside, we are apparently still the same. At least, in this movie, at the end, they all seemed to deeply regret their actions but I think, in reality, most people always find some excuse or some way to rationalize what they do or did. Concerning Henry Fonda, I should definitely watch more of his old movies because the guy was back then so charismatic and fascinating to behold. Unsurprisingly, it was one of his favorite movies.
Notes: Well, pretty much like with ‘Infinity War’, I have to admit that the damned thing turned out to be much more enjoyable the 2nd time around. I remember the first time I saw it though. Of course, like anyone else who had been following the MCU for more than a decade by then, I was really eager to see this massive conclusion but I was expecting something more mind blowing at the time. Eventually, the only thing that still bothered me now was how they handled Captain Marvel. Indeed, I’m still amazed by how little impact she eventually had. Seriously, I thought she would be a major player to stop Thanos but she showed up only for a couple of scenes after all and, in spite of Brie Larson’s effort, it must be Marvel’s most underused and underwhelming character so far. Fortunately, a part from that, the rest of the movie was just so damned entertaining though. Hell, even the time-travel gimmick which seemed lazy and rather lame the first time around didn’t bother me at all anymore. In fact, it almost seemed to make more or less sense now (it still did create some major plot-holes though). Anyway, it was pretty awesome to see these iconic characters going back to such iconic moments in the MCU, seriously, it felt as if they were doing some kind of medley of their greatest hits. On top of that, pretty much like 'Infinity War', it was obviously a massive blockbuster. Indeed, the action scenes were, as expected, really badass and the final battle was the biggest one I have seen since 'The Return of the King'. Finally, there was maybe a dozen of really emotional punches and it was an incredibly rewarding movie on this level, giving a proper send-off to the most important Avenger among other things. Eventually did Thanos and the Infinity Stones really require more than 5 hours of running time? I doubt it but these 2 movies were still pretty awesome after all. 
