While not a fan of pompous and theatrical medieval dramas, Excalibur does admittedly a terrific job with its captivating characters and immersive storytelling.
Month: August 2015
#231 Night Game (1989)
By today’s homicide movie standards the plot here is leaky and almost non-existent at the times – but Night Game still makes for a very passable action movie for that lazy sunday night.
#230 Secret Admirer (1985)
From desperate infatuations to hilarious misunderstandings, Secret Admirer is a teen movie not to be judged by its weak covers, for it does almost everything else perfectly right!
#229 Firefox (1982)
A vietnam vet goes for a cold war espionage mission in Firefox, an unstimulating thriller shot in an uninspiring russian setting and lasting for a good 50 forced minutes too long.
#228 Q The Winged Serpent (1982)
A monster movie very much in the vein of Godzilla and King Kong, Q The Winged Serpent is an unique experience that succeeds to make the best out of its low budget and the shoddy manuscript.
#227 Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Surprisingly, the biggest problem with Maximum Overdrive isn’t the direction by the author himself, but the tongue-in-cheek script that isn’t anywhere near Stephen King’s best works.
#226 Brubaker (1980)
As a movie Brubaker is very much like it’s protagonist: Unapologetic, hardboiled and gutsy. And it belongs up there with the best prison films of all time.