Despite the cast's charm, fails to strike the proper balance between humour and the thoughtful handling of working-class oppression. Tone deaf, but ultimately harmless.
This cheesy 80s B-movie with two ass-kicking heroines never takes itself too seriously and it's just brimming with hokey charm. I can see why it's achieved cult status.
My least favourite Dupieux to date. He swaps out absurdity for pure misanthropy in what feels like a thinly veiled autobiography (his film career, his disdain for interviews, etc). That said, Adèle Exarchopoulos is phenomenal, and her exchanges with Sandrine Kiberlain alone are worth the price of admission.
Kathryn Bigelow is as precise as always with what, deep down, is a look at the inadequacy of processes and protocols when faced with actual humans and real-world chaos. It all seems from a bygone era, though, when politics wasn't just about shitposting and memes.
Interesting idea that ends up being more style than substance. I didn't care about either of the main characters, and just felt detached throughout. Fantastic soundtrack full of old Giallo tracks though.
This shouldn't work. It's absurd, over the top, and historically dubious. Yet I enjoyed this weird blend very much, particularly Ed Harris' wild performance.
A great idea with a very uneven execution. The film can't quite figure out what it wants to be, and it could have been so much more with that (true) story. Still, it's enjoyable enough despite the ups and downs.
Tati's earliest take on modernity. Could have done with being shorter, but it's got oodles of charm and is quite the time capsule. Those accents though, you don't hear that much these days.
Enormously fun and silly reboot. Manages to hold on to that low-budget Troma vibe while working with today's production values. Would have been better seeing this with a crowd.
Fun slow-burn thriller with plenty of intrigue that feels like a nod to seventies paranoid thrillers. It would have been perfect if it had stuck the landing.
An ethereal and ambiguous walking nightmare through a deserted California beach town. The trippy visuals and atmosphere are entrancing and terrifying. You just know something awful is coming. Stunning.
Gets the rhythm of the originals right while still making it its own thing. The film loses a little steam in the final act, but there's enough silly humour packed into it to keep you laughing out loud throughout. The Police Squad universe is back!
Never pretends to be anything more than it is: preposterous fun, chaos and dismemberment. Bob Odenkirk is always great, but Sharon Stone chews the scenery.
Not sure how this one slipped through the cracks. It's a thoroughly entertaining grifter story with amazing performances and just enough sentimentality. A joy to watch.
There's a real comfort-food satisfaction to the watch, but despite the cast giving it their all, you're left with the impression it could have been so much more with a little added depth.
Avoids exploiting its subjects, offering instead a humanising portrait of people living on society's fringes who get their thrills from bombing down hills on shopping carts. And it somehow manages to do this while exploring nearly philosophical questions along the way. Good stuff.
I thoroughly enjoyed the ride, but I have absolutely no idea what the destination was. There are so many overlapping threads and references that the whole thing feels as overwhelming and dreamlike as the pandemic did, and maybe that's the point?
