//
archives

The Celtic Predator

I love movies, writing, and big, scary creatures.
The Celtic Predator has written 793 posts for Express Elevator to Hell

‘La Palma’ (2024): ‘The Wave’ (2015) & ‘The Quake’ (2018) on a Diet

Created by: Martin Sundland, Lars Gudmestad, Harald Rosenløw-Eeg || Written by: Lars Gudmestad, Harald Rosenløw-Eeg Directed by: Kasper Barfoed || Starring: Anders Baasmo Christiansenm, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Alma Günther, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Bernard Storm Lager, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Jorge de Juan, Ruth Lecuona, Armund Harboe, Jenny Evensen, Iselin Shumba Skjæveslandn, Thorbjørn Harr No. of Episodes: 4 (~180 minutes … Continue reading

My Take on Traveling in India

As a single adult male and as a family man, I have traveled throughout India multiple times and probably know the culture about as well as one can without living there permanently. My first trip in April-May 2016 centered on an internship at the Madras Crocodile Zoo just south of Chennai; my second was purely … Continue reading

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

Archives