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Jonas Carpignano recommended Salvatore Giuliano (1962) in Movies (curated)

 
Salvatore Giuliano (1962)
Salvatore Giuliano (1962)
1962 | International, Drama
(0 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"Salvatore Giuliano was my first introduction to Rosi’s work and today remains my absolute favorite of his films. It is the film that taught me that historical and political films don’t necessarily need to be didactic and lacking in tension and narrative energy. It is a film that explores the many shades of an incredibly important moment in Italian history, without judgment and without an overt agenda, and that is something I have always valued in cinema. Among the writers on the film is Suso Cecchi D’Amico, who coauthored some of my favorite films, including The Leopard, Bicycle Thieves, and Rocco and His Brothers. She is also credited on a film I hope Criterion will release in the future, Scorsese’s My Voyage to Italy."

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Dean (6927 KP) rated The Forever Purge (2021) in Movies

Jul 19, 2021  
The Forever Purge (2021)
The Forever Purge (2021)
2021 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
7
6.0 (12 Ratings)
Movie Rating
One of the better Purge films (0 more)
Better than expected
Thought I'd check this out as it looked OK from the Trailer. The Purge films are a mixed bag, the first was very good, a couple of OK sequels but the last one released was very poor. Thankfully this is definitely one of the better ones. Race and class divide play a big part of this one. Chaos ensues as Purgers carry on after the 12 hours are up. Can the group get to safety and fight to stay alive.
Good to see something a bit different and the tension builds as the group try to get to safety. With no end in sight or help from authorities it changes the stakes. Worth checking out.
  
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Dean (6927 KP) rated Hotel Mumbai (2019) in Movies

Sep 27, 2019  
Hotel Mumbai (2019)
Hotel Mumbai (2019)
2019 | Drama, History, Thriller
7
8.0 (9 Ratings)
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Intense true story thriller
I caught a few trailers for this Sky original production a while back and it looked very promising. Based on true events of terrorist attacks in Mumbai in 2008, largely centered around the Taj Hotel.
The film is pretty straightforward in just depicting what happend on the night, although how much of the film is dramatised or true is hard to guess. It mainly seems to follow in line with news coverage at the time. It's interesting to offer an insight into the bravery of the staff and guests there in a shocking situation. Films based on true events can be tricky as you already know the outcome. Still it does well to create tension and build up the characters a little bit.
  
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Lenard (726 KP) rated Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) in Movies

Aug 21, 2019  
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
2019 | Horror
7
7.1 (41 Ratings)
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Yesterday, I saw the movie based on the series of short story collections that inspired future makers of horror. It affected me so deeply that I decided to skip a Rifftrax screening. The actual film collects multiple horror tropes: haunted house, creepy hallways, reanimated corpses, spiders, supernatural serial killer, books. Most of the stories startle, but never terrify. The creature designs are phenomenal. The ending is kind of a letdown after all the thrills. However, one story completely disturbed me. Not the story or the creature, but the style. It used a lot of anticipation and narrative, but never showed much of the horror. It just built up tension and had one huge scare leading to a horrifying "ending" for one of the characters.