The story makes even less sense that in the first two chapters. It merely exists to glue to the action scenes together. The car chases are still great, the physics ridiculous, and there's a great tram-based fight among it all. Dumb fun, as usual.
Drops the wit of the original for a Scooby-Doo-like whodunnit. It has a light-hearted tone and enjoyable chemistry between the stars, but ultimately, it's a convoluted mess. Albeit, one that's nice to look at.
There's not much history in this documentary, it's mostly about the more recent revival and the record collectors. Still, there's an incredibly infectious joy about the whole thing.
Ridiculously dumb Marx Brothers-esque film, but the jokes follow each other at such a high rate that there were enough laugh-out-loud moments to keep me watching.
Unnerving and darkly humorous, this plays like a Black Mirror episode decades ahead of its time. A magnificently cynical take on capitalism and individualism, with stellar performances from the whole cast. Patrick Dewaere had so much promise.
Not the greatest Lumet or the greatest Le Carré adaptation. Despite all that, a very enjoyable spy thriller set in a dark and grubby London. Also features a fantastic Quincy Jones soundtrack.
Takes its time to get going, but when it does, the over the top action never stops in this low-budget Die Hard-like film. Great soundtrack too. I guess all the budget went into explosions and music licences.
A multi-layered story of corporate malfeasance and whistleblowing with amazing performances from both Meryl Streep and Cher. Solid and, sadly, still very relevant today.
I know nothing of the Manga this is based on, but I enjoyed the story. It's quirky and entertaining, despite some of it feeling a little amateurish at times. Visually stunning too.
French gangster film with Western undertones that swings wildly between engaging and completely absurd. It's got a certain sixties charm even as it indulges in gratuitous nudity and an inexplicable dessert cream fight.
A Giallo-esque slasher with more twists and turns than I expected. A little lengthy but fun, with fantastic kills throughout. The Scooby-Doo ending is the cherry on top.
A convoluted plot that lost me several times. The cinematography is beautiful, the editing is horrendous. Bronson does Bronson and a plethora of character actors show up, many of them hamming it up to eleven. A mixed bag.
It's pretty much a midlife crisis in documentary form, the titular record store being the very thin thread that weaves all the clutter together. The clutter is the point, though. It's about satisfaction with all the unfinished projects of life, holding on and letting go.
This film didn't really work for me. It wants to be one of those epic stories of a man's life and his permanent enslavement, but there's nothing very epic inside. Brody is great, Jones is miscast. It does look good, though.
A weird blend of teenage coming-of-age tale and 80s sleazy exploitation, wrapped in a made-for-TV aesthetic. It's awkward, poorly acted, yet wonderfully entertaining in that "so bad it's good" way.
A great idea that falls a little short of its full potential, well worth viewing nonetheless. Loved the atmosphere. More fight scenes with children, please.
Yet another smart girl falls for bad boy story. It looks good and the cast give it everything but, ultimately, it's little more than a pile of well-worn stereotypes.
Though Audiard is better at dialogue than direction, this little comedy does the job with predictably brilliant exchanges. Bonus points for being a historical document, having captured a Paris neighbourhood soon to be lost beneath the Défense development.
Audiard's dialogue and the interplay between Noiret and Serrault elevate this police procedural, transcending the predictable plot. I was not expecting to see a naked Dorothée from children's TV, though.
Glad I went in blind on this one. It could have put more effort into what it was trying to say, but its dark humour still makes it stand out from the many similar-themed films out there.
Less synth documentary, more personal journey of family discovery. Not exactly what I was expecting, but the humanity and vulnerability make it worth a watch nonetheless.
It exceeded my admittedly low expectations. A serviceable, albeit ludicrous, police action flick that kept the RPMs high while I was on my bike trainer.
