@liamthefilmfreak.bsky.social
Addicted to cinema since I could crawl. Love watching, talking about, reading about and writing about movies. So, yeah, that's more or less it.
Flight Risk is really dumb. The direction is rickety as hell, some of the humour lands nicely but there is also some excruciatingly bad comic relief in here. Best element is Wahlberg's intensely sadistic weirdo assassin, but he doesn't get much to do. Forgettable but bizarrely attention-holding
January 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Flight Risk is really dumb. The direction is rickety as hell, some of the humour lands nicely but there is also some excruciatingly bad comic relief in here. Best element is Wahlberg's intensely sadistic weirdo assassin, but he doesn't get much to do. Forgettable but bizarrely attention-holding
Rest in Peace, David Lynch. Thank you for being a brilliant, insane genius who could make me laugh or cry in such utterly unpredictable fashion. You'll be terribly missed.
January 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Rest in Peace, David Lynch. Thank you for being a brilliant, insane genius who could make me laugh or cry in such utterly unpredictable fashion. You'll be terribly missed.
Very good, dark, underrated British political thriller. Gabriel Byrne is always great, Denholm Elliott is inimitably terrific. A stark reminder of how utterly ruthless the guardians of national security can & will be if you cross them.
December 29, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Very good, dark, underrated British political thriller. Gabriel Byrne is always great, Denholm Elliott is inimitably terrific. A stark reminder of how utterly ruthless the guardians of national security can & will be if you cross them.
Always rewatch Strange Days, every December. I fucking love this movie. Excellent pathos, deft suspense, well-written twists and passionate social commentary. Very moving, and still so underrated.
December 22, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Always rewatch Strange Days, every December. I fucking love this movie. Excellent pathos, deft suspense, well-written twists and passionate social commentary. Very moving, and still so underrated.
Such a bizarre movie. 9 years before Bad Lieutenant, Harvey Keitel plays a short-fused, Machiavellian and altogether deeply unpleasant narcotics detective whose corrupt shenanigans are catching up to him against the backdrop of serial killings of cops in the city. Johnny Rotten as his foil! Grim.
December 19, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Such a bizarre movie. 9 years before Bad Lieutenant, Harvey Keitel plays a short-fused, Machiavellian and altogether deeply unpleasant narcotics detective whose corrupt shenanigans are catching up to him against the backdrop of serial killings of cops in the city. Johnny Rotten as his foil! Grim.
One television antagonist of recent years who has left a lasting impression is Damon aka Nomad, played by superb Irish character actor Liam Carney in Shane Meadows' 4-ep The Virtues. Despite being terminal & bedridden, his entirely verbal remorselessness & depravity is stupefying.
December 19, 2024 at 11:29 AM
One television antagonist of recent years who has left a lasting impression is Damon aka Nomad, played by superb Irish character actor Liam Carney in Shane Meadows' 4-ep The Virtues. Despite being terminal & bedridden, his entirely verbal remorselessness & depravity is stupefying.
I do love a bit of Gorky Park, it's an engrossing thriller, and the fact that it's littered with regional British accents, plus Hurt's rather intriguing transatlantic one, is all part of its mad charm for me. Lee Marvin plays one of his most dangerous and frightening villains.
December 13, 2024 at 6:25 PM
I do love a bit of Gorky Park, it's an engrossing thriller, and the fact that it's littered with regional British accents, plus Hurt's rather intriguing transatlantic one, is all part of its mad charm for me. Lee Marvin plays one of his most dangerous and frightening villains.
Have you ever wondered ''What if Robin Hood was a contemporary wheelchair-bound New Jerseyan and his Merry Men was an enormous horde of different breeds of dogs?'' Well, you're in luck. Caleb Landry Jones is fantastic, so if you like him, crazy crime stories, and y'loyk dagz, definitely check it out
December 12, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Have you ever wondered ''What if Robin Hood was a contemporary wheelchair-bound New Jerseyan and his Merry Men was an enormous horde of different breeds of dogs?'' Well, you're in luck. Caleb Landry Jones is fantastic, so if you like him, crazy crime stories, and y'loyk dagz, definitely check it out
I love Avengement. I recommended this to my old man and he said it was toilet, lol, but he also likes several Nick Love films, so opinion discarded. I think it's one of the most robustly entertaining British genre films to come out in a long while, superb fight choreography & delicious dark humour
December 12, 2024 at 10:58 AM
I love Avengement. I recommended this to my old man and he said it was toilet, lol, but he also likes several Nick Love films, so opinion discarded. I think it's one of the most robustly entertaining British genre films to come out in a long while, superb fight choreography & delicious dark humour
I think the trailer for 28 Years Later is fantastic. the 2007 sequel was rather underwhelming, but with Boyle and Garland respectively returning to the director and screenwriter seats, I'm very enthusiastic about this one. John Murphy's 'In the House, In a Heartbeat' please be used awesomely.
December 12, 2024 at 9:32 AM
I think the trailer for 28 Years Later is fantastic. the 2007 sequel was rather underwhelming, but with Boyle and Garland respectively returning to the director and screenwriter seats, I'm very enthusiastic about this one. John Murphy's 'In the House, In a Heartbeat' please be used awesomely.
Cesar Luciani (Niels Arestrup) in A Prophet is one of my favourite villains. He's in a small minority of characters who make me feel truly uneasy because of how authentically his sociopathy is portrayed. No uncanny theatrics or unhinged wildman behaviour. Just sullen, callous, unpredictably violent
December 8, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Cesar Luciani (Niels Arestrup) in A Prophet is one of my favourite villains. He's in a small minority of characters who make me feel truly uneasy because of how authentically his sociopathy is portrayed. No uncanny theatrics or unhinged wildman behaviour. Just sullen, callous, unpredictably violent
I love Phantom Thread, and I desperately want the breakfast that Reynolds orders from Alma when they first meet. Tried locating restaurants local to me that could potentially do so, but to no avail. You might say ''Why not make it yourself?'', and the answer is that I'm a lazy prick.
December 4, 2024 at 5:39 PM
I love Phantom Thread, and I desperately want the breakfast that Reynolds orders from Alma when they first meet. Tried locating restaurants local to me that could potentially do so, but to no avail. You might say ''Why not make it yourself?'', and the answer is that I'm a lazy prick.
I think if Michael had just gone along with Pete beating the burglar to death and his general lunacy, they could have been really great friends for life. Handy guy to have on side
November 29, 2024 at 8:14 PM
I think if Michael had just gone along with Pete beating the burglar to death and his general lunacy, they could have been really great friends for life. Handy guy to have on side
I've reappraised this movie. When I first saw it, I thought it was a pile of shit, but upon a rewatch, I have a lot more appreciation for its sly sense of humour, there is a lot of tongue-in-cheek, dark popcorn fun inside. William Hurt absolutely steals the show. It's a cool ride
November 28, 2024 at 7:18 PM
I've reappraised this movie. When I first saw it, I thought it was a pile of shit, but upon a rewatch, I have a lot more appreciation for its sly sense of humour, there is a lot of tongue-in-cheek, dark popcorn fun inside. William Hurt absolutely steals the show. It's a cool ride
Rewatching Bull. I'm aware that the exposition towards the end of the movie is contextually barking mad, but I do like this one a lot. It's the kind of grim, gritty British organised crime film that I miss, not steeped in irony and quirk, just plain old nasty, scary pieces of work. Love Neil Maskell
November 26, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Rewatching Bull. I'm aware that the exposition towards the end of the movie is contextually barking mad, but I do like this one a lot. It's the kind of grim, gritty British organised crime film that I miss, not steeped in irony and quirk, just plain old nasty, scary pieces of work. Love Neil Maskell
He's doing the face again, I couldn't stop laughing for a good 10 minutes when I first saw it. What the fuck is the matter with him
November 26, 2024 at 8:13 PM
He's doing the face again, I couldn't stop laughing for a good 10 minutes when I first saw it. What the fuck is the matter with him
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker a.k.a Night Warning (1981). I watched this years ago but had little recollection of it, currently rediscovering it on Prime. Susan Tyrell is entertainingly batshit crazy, and it's always cool to see Bo Svenson pop up, very young Bill Paxton too!
November 25, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker a.k.a Night Warning (1981). I watched this years ago but had little recollection of it, currently rediscovering it on Prime. Susan Tyrell is entertainingly batshit crazy, and it's always cool to see Bo Svenson pop up, very young Bill Paxton too!
This is one of the most hackneyed reboots I've come across in some time. I really like Bertino's original 'The Strangers' from 2008, it has quality atmosphere and suspense and is indelibly disturbing. All of that is absent in this utterly by-the-numbers retread. The very first proves less is better.
November 24, 2024 at 5:04 PM
This is one of the most hackneyed reboots I've come across in some time. I really like Bertino's original 'The Strangers' from 2008, it has quality atmosphere and suspense and is indelibly disturbing. All of that is absent in this utterly by-the-numbers retread. The very first proves less is better.
I will always be grateful for the combined magic of Mike Leigh and David Thewlis in its creation of Johnny. He's enrapturing to listen to, given how ferociously intelligent and deeply cogitative he is, but is simultaneously an incredibly fucking annoying and unlikeable twat. Marvellous conflict.
November 24, 2024 at 12:58 PM
I will always be grateful for the combined magic of Mike Leigh and David Thewlis in its creation of Johnny. He's enrapturing to listen to, given how ferociously intelligent and deeply cogitative he is, but is simultaneously an incredibly fucking annoying and unlikeable twat. Marvellous conflict.
Deep Red is officially a Christmas film, as a Christmas tree appears in the opening.
November 23, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Deep Red is officially a Christmas film, as a Christmas tree appears in the opening.
I always say to people who have never seen Thief ''You should really, really see Thief''
November 21, 2024 at 8:43 PM
I always say to people who have never seen Thief ''You should really, really see Thief''
I'm having a spate of earlier Cronenberg rewatches. Which one would you pick for this eve?
November 21, 2024 at 7:14 PM
I'm having a spate of earlier Cronenberg rewatches. Which one would you pick for this eve?