Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Entertaining, but didn’t really feel like an Indiana Jones film. Maybe it was too effects driven, rather than stunt driven. I dunno.
Dario Argento’s Trauma
It has its moments, but Trauma suffers from horrible dialogue (even for Argento), a wholly inappropriate score and many bad editing choices that simply kill any suspense. I blame Minnesota.
The House of Exorcism
An entertaining rethink of Lisa and the Devil.
Kidnapped
In many ways, much tighter than Rabid Dogs, but the ending ruins the film.
The House by the Cemetary
Fulci haunted house movie. Pretty slow until the finale.
The Antichrist
Starts out interesting but loses focus in the second, exorcist wannbe, half.
Grindhouse
Shallow and stupid, but I guess that’s the point. Nonetheless, always entertaining. Tarantino’s section is mediocre but the fake previews are great.
The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (Parapluies de Cherbourg, Les)
Visually stunning French film. If you don’t like musicals, just turn down the sound and read the subtitles… you won’t know you’re watching one.
Indagine su un Cittadino al di Sopra di Ogni Sospetto (Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion)
An ingaging film about corruption, power and the law. There are threads of dark comedy mixed in with the tense drama and a bouncy score by Ennio Morricone to boot.
Horton Hears a Who
Mildly entertaining, but caters too much to the Shrek crowd.