Directed by Bong Joon-ho Memories of Murder is a thriller about the search for a small-town serial killer in 1986. It's a genre movie, I suppose, but what makes it so good are all the things that might be half-assed in other versions of this movie. It balances unexpected humor and pathos, and it stars … Continue reading Memories of Murder (2003)
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Hold the Dark (2018)
Directed by Jeremy Saulnier Jeremy Saulnier's movies are violent, even as far as violent movies go. He gets creative with who dies and how, and in some ways it seems all of his stories are constructed in reverse, thinking of a shocking, sensational character death and then constructing a narrative that could lead to this … Continue reading Hold the Dark (2018)
The Changeling (1980)
Directed by Peter Medak Alright so right off the bat, this movie scared me. It might be a silly ghost story with pretty simple effects (a creaking door, high-pitched strings, a cobwebby wheelchair), but sh*t was I tense near the end. Maybe it was a really effective movie, or maybe it was that the movie … Continue reading The Changeling (1980)
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