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The Substance 2024

★★★★ Watched 13 Aug 2024

Holy hell, that's a ride. Out Cronenbergs-Cronenberg. Give Demi Moore that Oscar.

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Lucky Jordan 1942

★★★ Watched 19 Jan 2025

Oddball mix of gangster movie and WWII propaganda but damn if Alan Ladd isn't cool as a cucumber throughout. He (barely) redeems himself in that time-honored way when even the most non-law-abiding Americans decide they draw the line at helping Nazis. Doesn't hold a candle to This Gun For Hire, but worth a watch for Ladd fans.
Calcutta 1946

★★★½ Watched 19 Jan 2025

Catching up on some lesser known Alan Ladd films and this was great - I wouldn't doubt if one particular car scene helped inspire a certain chase in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Ladd is such a smooth, cool customer. My mom always thinks he's too cold and of course I disagree. In the '40s, he was hot as hell.
Good mystery, great atmosphere and supporting characters. Not a classic on the level of, say, The Maltese Falcon or The Glass Key, but a very solid entry.

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The Phone Call 2013

★½ Watched 11 Feb 2024

Sort of okay until the ending (which does not "change her life forever," what a misleading way to describe this movie). And that sappy annoying song at the end is the absolute worst. Kind of angry I watched this, actually.
Inferno 1980

★★★★ Watched 23 May 2020

OMG. I can't recall when I've loved a horror movie more. The visuals are insane. The lighting, the sets are... indescribable. Who cares if it makes little to no sense?
A movie this insanely gorgeous is just a cinematic gift.
Suspiria remains the better film, but I enjoyed the hell out of this.

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