Darkeve

DeRank ™: 6,66

DeAge™ : 6115 days • Here since 11 september 2009

Matteo Garrone Dogman

30 may 18

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I'm not particularly a fan of Garrone, but I think this is his best film. From a formal standpoint, it reaches the peak of that poetic vision of decay and discomfort that began with *L'imbalsamatore*. Squalor and desolation rendered to perfection. I always struggle to feel empathy for his characters, but it's definitely an excellent film.

Lynne Ramsay A Beautiful Day

15 may 18

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Film heavily hyped at the time of its release. The poster reads "The Taxi Driver of the 21st Century." In reality, the movie is quite weak, filled with stereotypes and an unoriginal plot. The direction is remarkable, saving the whole show.

Paolo Sorrentino Loro 2

12 may 18

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The second part makes a strong comeback, after a first film that was too focused on "Them." This time "Him" takes center stage, and although still very fragmented narratively, the film becomes evocative, dreamlike, and hyper-aesthetic, reaching the excellent levels of La grande bellezza. While I salvaged practically nothing from the first, this one features 3 truly memorable sequences destined to become cult: the "Thank goodness Silvio is here" in MTV videoclip style mixed with "Non è la Rai," the improbable fiction about Lady D, and the ending, which is devastatingly powerful.

Federico Fellini La Dolce Vita

3 may 18

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Impregnate me

Paolo Sorrentino Loro 1

27 apr 18

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Sorrentino makes The Wolf of Wall Street our way with embarrassing results. He doesn’t have the same verve as Scorsese (who is about 30 years older than him), and Scamarcio is no DiCaprio. The math is quickly done. Servillo, as good as he is, seems like a parody straight out of Zelig. The garbage scene in Rome (with the rat in GC, really?) and the mdma party are some of the ugliest things I’ve seen in the cinema (and I’ve seen Mother by Aronofsky!). I hope it picks up in the second chapter, but I see it being tough; the starting point is really lackluster.

Guillermo del Toro La forma dell'acqua

7 mar 18

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Between the first Tim Burton and a Disney fairy tale winking at Marvel. A trite and overused message, the usual homage to the golden age of cinema, which Hollywood loves so much. To me, all those awards are inexplicable.

Frank Darabont Le ali della Libertà

16 jan 18

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Frank Darabont Le ali della Libertà

16 jan 18

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Really, you give a 1 to this review? What the hell is happening to Debaser?

Martin McDonagh Tre Manifesti a Ebbing, Missouri

14 jan 18

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A very Coen-esque black comedy, with a bulletproof script. The characters are beautifully portrayed, characterized in a superlative way, in my opinion. In the end, yes, it shoots at everything in an ironic and somewhat opportunistic manner, but we need more films like this. The attack on priests is devastating. Maybe it’s shooting blanks as you say, but I think McDoinagh aimed to focus on black humor to elicit smiles in a clever way, provoking thought. The striking line (from memory): "If we removed all the racist officers from the police, there would only be three left. And all three would still hate the queers." The abrupt ending raised eyebrows for me too, but after all, maybe that wasn't the real point (do we kill him or not?), so it's a great film.