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The Celtic Predator

I love movies, writing, and big, scary creatures.
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Current Cinematic Comfort Food

The topic of today’s blog entry concerns the ongoing batch of movies I happen to rewatch often. That’s pretty much it. To be more specific, today’s subject of Current Cinematic Comfort Food (CCCF) includes only modern or somewhat recently released movies I enjoy reviewing — as in watching again, not reviewing as in writing additional … Continue reading

‘Nosferatu’ (2024): The Creepiest, Coziest Nightmare-Blanket

Directed by: Robert Eggers || Produced by: Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Robert Eggers Screenplay by: Robert Eggers || Starring: Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe Music by: Robin Carolan || Cinematography: Jarin Blaschke || Edited by: Louise Ford || Country: United States || Language: English … Continue reading

‘Furiosa’ (2024): A Longer-Winded ‘Mad Max’ Saga

Directed by: George Miller || Produced by: Doug Mitchell, George Miller Screenplay by: George Miller, Nico Lathouris || Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, Alyla Browne, Lachy Hulme, George Shevtsov, John Howrd, Angus Simpson Music by: Tom Holkenborg || Cinematography: Simon Duggan || Edited by: Eliot Knapman, Margaret Sixel || Country: Australia, United States … Continue reading

‘The Substance’ (2024): Respect the Balance

Directed by: Coralie Fargeat || Produced by: Coralie Fargeat, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner Screenplay by: Coralie Fargeat || Starring: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid Music by: Raffertie || Cinematography: Benjamin Kračun || Edited by: Coralie Fargeat, Jérôme Eltabet, Valentin Feron || Country: France, United Kingdom, United States || Language: English Running Time: 141 minutes I … Continue reading

‘Anora’ (2024): The Broken Cinderella

Directed by: Sean Baker || Produced by: Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, Sean Baker Screenplay by: Sean Baker || Starring: Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, Aleksei Serebryakov Music by: Matthew Hearon-Smith || Cinematography: Drew Daniels || Edited by: Sean Baker || Country: United States || Language: English, Russian, Armenian Running Time: … Continue reading

‘Infested’ (2023): Arachnophobia or Xenophobia?

Directed by: Sébastien Vaniček || Produced by: Harry Tordjman Screenplay by: Sébastien Vaniček, Florent Bernard || Starring: Théo Christine, Sofia Lesaffre, Jérôme Niel, Lisa Nyarko, Finnegan Oldfield Music by: Douglas Cavanna, Xavier Caux || Cinematography: Alexandre Jamin || Edited by: Nassim Gordji-Tehrani, Thomas Fernande || Country: France || Language: French Running Time: 105 minutes Certain … Continue reading

John Woo’s Return to the West: ‘Silent Night’ (2023) & ‘The Killer’ (2024)

Directed by: John Woo || Produced by: Christian Mercuri, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee [1], John Woo, Lori Tilkin deFelice [1, 2], Charles Roven, Alex Gartner [2] Screenplay by: Robert Archer Lynn [1], Brian Helgeland, Josh Campbell, Matt Stuecken [2] || Starring: Joel Kinnaman, Scott Mescudi, Harold Torres, Catalina Sandino Moreno [1], Nathalie Emmanuel, Omar Sy, Sam Worthington, Diana Silvers, Eric Cantona, Saïd Taghmaoui [2] Music by: … Continue reading

‘Kill’ (2023): The Best Indian Action Film… Ever?

Directed by: Nikhil Nagesh Bhat || Produced by: Karan Johar, Guneet Monga, Apoorva Mehta, Achin Jain Screenplay by: Ayesha Syed, Nikhil Nagesh Bhat || Starring: Laksh Lalwani, Raghav Juyal, Ashish Vidyarthi, Abhishek Chauhan, Harsh Chhaya, Tanya Maniktala Music by: Ketan Sodha, Vikram Montrose, Shashwat Sachdev, Haroon-Gavin || Cinematography: Rafey Mehmood || Edited by: Shivkumar V. … Continue reading

‘The Shadow Strays’ (2024): Timo Tjahjanto Returns to Serious Bloodshed

Directed by: Timo Tjahjanto || Produced by: Timo Tjahjanto, Wicky V. Olindo, Anne P. Ralie Screenplay by: Timo Tjahjanto || Starring: Aurora Ribero, Hana Malasan, Taskya Namya, Agra Piliang, Andri Mashadi, Chew Kin Wah, Naomi Hitanayri Christy, Mawar Eva de Jongh, Adipati Dolken Music by: Fajar Yuskemal || Cinematography: Batara Goempar || Edited by: Dinda … Continue reading

‘Outside’ (2024): Stage Plays Should Stay on Stage

Directed by: Carlo Ledesma || Produced by: Paul Soriano, Mark Victor Screenplay by: Carlo Ledesma || Starring: Sid Lucero, Beauty Gonzalez, Marco Masa, Aiden Tyler Patdu Music by: Paul Sigua, Myka Magsaysay-Sigua|| Cinematography: Shing-Fung Cheung || Edited by: Mark Victor || Country: Philippines || Language: Filipino Running Time: 142 minutes Certain movies, particularly those limited to one or … Continue reading

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