Daughters of Darkness (1971) - A bit underwhelming after seeing Malpertuis (same director). Good mood and sense of location with some good photography. Seyrig brilliantly seductive.

Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) - Camp and over-the-top in some respects but subtle in others. Builds to a genuinely unnerving climax with impressive performance by Taylor. Overall: too talky for me but enjoyably strange for its time.

Levres de Sang (1975) - Wanted to like this but difficult with such slow scenes and lack of suspense. Initial idea of childhood memory is interesting, but became tiresome. Occasional nice imagery/atmosphere.

5 reviews

Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud (1958) - One of the best films for Parisian atmosphere I've seen. Enjoyed it - surprisingly suspenseful and twisty plot. Moreau wonderfully melancholic and great Miles soundtrack.

Best Worst Movie (2009) - Very enjoyable and revealing documentary. Some genuinely interesting and diverse characters discovered. Actress who played mother is worrying - almost seemed like she was acting?

Vivre Sa Vie (1962) - Rewatched: Karina as arresting as ever. Film as a whole not as overwhelming as first viewing, but still powerful. Use of Poe in one scene is genius. Ending made more sense this time.

Black Christmas (1974) - Rewatched: Still very disturbing - a lot down to voice over of murderer. Surprising repetition of c-word for 1974. Brilliant ending as "final girl" left in empty house.

Malpertuis (1971) - Brilliantly original and unique film. Very enjoyable atmosphere and host of strange characters. Slightly long but needs time for characters. Worth it for incredible ending(s), mindbending.

1 Review

Rewatched Blue Velvet (1986) - Brilliant second time round. First time seeing Hopper's performance was like a double take - able to digest it this time. Few flaws spotted, but also discovered some humour I'd missed.

1 Review

Re-watched Naboer (2005) - quality stands up. Just as disorientating and suspenseful as first time. Knowledge of ending does not spoil enjoyment of rest of film. Violence still disturbing although expected.

3 Reviews

The Loved Ones (2009) - Very disappointing, derivative, unpleasant and ridiculous in a similar way to Frontier(s). Admirable attempts at humour/novelty but unsuccessful.

The Sword of Doom (1967) - Good. Plot slightly unfocussed? Fantastic cinematography and groundbreaking violence. Brilliant ending.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) - Very good. Enjoyable and melancholic meditation on new vs old west, moving ending. Interesting to see Wayne in a supporting role.