Directed by Mary Lambert "Sometimes dead is bedduh." Pet Sematary is both horrifying and awful. As a story it is so melodramatic, relentless and populates its thin premise with absurd characters who struggle to convey the depths of their purported emotions. The film, as a result, uses cheap horror to make up for its disturbingly … Continue reading Pet Sematary (1989)
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Boomerang! (1947)
Directed by Elia Kazan Rationality is on full display in Elia Kazan's Boomerang!, a film about the quick conviction and acquittal (due to matters of politics and convenience) of a man accused of murder. The hero here is prosecutor Henry Harvey (Dana Andrews), a young man with sudden political aspirations after the powers that be … Continue reading Boomerang! (1947)
Little Hours (2017)
Directed by Jeff Baena Little Hours is a story loosely adapted from a 14th century novella written by Giovanni Boccaccio, not that I know who that is. The movie is set in that same century, complete with a period piece setting, garb and ways of life. Everything is accurate, I assume, to that time period … Continue reading Little Hours (2017)