The Nun and the Devil (AKA Sisters of Satan, AKA The Nuns of Saint Archangel ~ 1973)
Italian nunsploitation directed by Domenico Paolella. In a 16th century convent near Naples the Mother Superior is dying. There are three candidates to take over the role. One of them is not content to wait for the process of voting and selection, deciding to take matters into her own hands by means of poisoning and blackmail. She achieves her goal and is elected the new Mother Superior. However, the games she has played to get there and the people she has upset along the way result in anonymous letters to the Cardinal detailing her crimes including her intimate relationships with other nuns. The Cardinal orders his deputy, Carafa, to conduct an inquisition into the affairs of the convent, and especially the behaviour of the new Mother Superior.
This is well above the average nunsploitation flick, with a damn good story centred around the corruption and hypocrisy of the Catholic Church (on the one hand clamping down on the moral failings at the convent, whilst on the other accepting 'questionable' donations and brokering land deals with powerful local figures). The production values are terrific. It was filmed at a real convent with a large cast, the costumes are lavish (especially those of the Catholic hierarchy), and the performances are all very, very good. The gorgeous cinematography of Giuseppe Ruzzolini also deserves a mention. English actress Anne Haywood plays the scheming would-be Mother Superior, Italian exploitation favourite Martine Brochard and Muriel Catalá play her lovers, Claudio Gora is the Cardinal, and astonishingly exceeding expectations with the best performance of the lot, exploitation 'himbo' Luc Merenda puts in a terrific turn as the Cardinal's deputy and chief inquisitor, Vicar Carafa. Ticking the nunsploitation boxes there's a lot of skin on show, some very softcore nun/nun sex, and quite a hard-hitting torture sequence towards the end as various nuns are forced to admit their sins and transgressions. Not just an enjoyable nunsploitation, but a very good film in its own right. 8/10
So, it probably is the one! Bugs Bunny's carrot eating is a direct reference to the scene where Clark Gable eats a carrot. And, whether we know it or not, we all associate rabbits with carrots because of Bugs.
The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
Amityville Vibrator (2020)
Run Rabbit Run (2023)
Aengkeo / The Anchor (2022)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Do You See What I See (2024)
Immaculate (2024)
Imaginary (2024)
Jeepers Creepers: Reborn (2022)
Been eager to watch this for years. I only knew that this story was based on a notorious British criminal. How much of his history that was adapted for dramatic effect etc, I of course have no clue. Considering the whole style of this Refn film I'd guess pretty much lol. Having no expectations or knowledge before, this turned out to be a totally full on Tom Hardy show, in which he gets to be totally unhinged, over the top, hyper violent, comedic but sometimes even low key in his performance.
There's a couple of scenes when he knows he's going to have to fight all the wardens, in which he undresses all naked and then go totally brute force, and they have their asses full finally stopping him. And of course he will do that on and on again with all the beatings and blood all over him in the end. Because it doesn't really bother him.
And also breaking the fourth wall, imaginary stage performances etc. This really reminds me of some other movie with similar approach, but can't remember which one now. Yeah, maybe a bit Clock Work Orange, but not what I was thinking of. Natural Born Killers? It's probably more than one that reminds me, hence my bad memory here lol.
Anyhows, Refn went for a his own ultra stylish film here, both in story, direction/Hardy's performance and aesthetic vision. Which one would totally expect from him these days. This might not be for everyone, but I personally highly appreciated Hardy's explosive performance here, in this earlier career of his.
(That poor innocent Honda Odyssey.. God bless it's little heart)
Deadpool And Wolverine
This was pretty much what I was expecting. I was hoping for some entertaining over the top dumb fun violence, tons of quips, and angry Wolverine balancing Deadpool's one liners. And of course lots of cameos and references to like, everything Marvel on screen related 20+ years ago 'til today.
And of course I got that. I don't even care to analyze any potential nitpicks in terms of timelines this or timelines that and what maybe doesn't measure up, since this is for me an over the top CBM comedy first of all. Time travels stuff and various universes will always have plot holes etc. Who gives? If I'd be like 20-30 years younger, maybe I'd seriously care to nitpick stuff here. Maybe lol. Reynolds and Jackman were lots of fun together, and I highly enjoyed most of the cameos and references. Blade, Electra, Evan's Johnny Storm etc etc. Most of the jokes landed as well. Not an amazing flawless film over all - which I never expected it to be, but entertaining enough considering what it was set up to be IMHO. Also a great nod to all the older X-Men flicks, like in the credits.
BTW: Am I the only one who thought Jennifer Garner looked ridiculosly amazing? Damn!
Soldier Blue (1970)
Another movie I've been eager to watch since I was a kid in the 70s/80s, it just took these several decades. It was notorius for some of its at the time quite graphic violence. But the most importance of this film was of course giving the Hollywood audience a different view than before of the Native Americans, and how they've been treated. Times were changing regarding the history of this dilemma, and this film shows that in some rather brutal and disturbing scenes. Now I'm perfectly glad I didn't watch it as a kid back then.
I'm of course talking about the infamous final attack on the Cheyenne village in which nobody was spared, neither women nor children. I found those scenes very disturbing and horrific still with today's standards, over 50 years later. I mean kids with cut off limbs, a woman's breast being chopped off etc. Totally unexpected and a shock value way before any later 70s/80s slasher movies.
There's also a parallell story with a young soldier (Peter Strauss) and a young voman (Candice Bergen) who had to carry on after a Cheyenne attack at their wagon trail, in which they were the last to survive. They manage to merge their struggles into what finally felt like the important point of the film. As horrific as it was. A great film IMO, and I assume it made quite an impact then.
On a lighter sideand maybe off topic (nope, totally off topic lol): Regardless of Candice Bergen's great performance here, whom we all also know established herself as a solid actress during these years: Does anyone remember the TV-show Rich Man, Poor Man? I'd imagine maybe @squeekness or @C.Lee at least? Late 70s drama show in which Peter Strauss co starred with Nick Nolte as two brothers with different fates. I'd guess Nolte's career pretty much took off from there? It was a huge hit in my little country back then having only two TV-channels (like with Roots). It also had one of the greatest villians ever in TV show history: Falconetti!
Is that the one with Gene Simmons as a villian with a bad hair piece, and some robot spiders? If so, haven't watched it since late 80s, but seriously need a rewatch. How bad can it be 40 yrs later lol.
Is that the one with Gene Simmons as a villian with a bad hair piece, and some robot spiders? If so, haven't watched it since late 80s, but seriously need a rewatch. How bad can it be 40 yrs later lol.
Thanks for the info, it's been some decades. Which for me means, if I stumble on this, of course I'll have to watch it. I just hope Selleck holds a decently straight face while shooting all these spider-robots. And that Gene is hamming it up as expected.
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