Pop&Coffee’s Film Reviews

79 Films have been rated or reviewed by Pop&Coffee.

Evil Dead, The (1981): For all of the camp fun in this movie, it also manages to provide a sense of dreadful isolation that always makes this film creepier than I remember. I'm a sucker for these practical fx, and this entry balances the madcap/horror line best of the series.
Videodrome (1983): Very cool practical fx decorate a bizarre "violent entertainment as boogie man" narrative. Some people may be bothered by the ambiguous narrative and hyper violent imagery, but I was more bothered by James Woods.
Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story (2005): Charming and a good story, but the film never bothers to engage with why people were willing to accept that Conway was Kubrick, which to me is the most interesting element. Even at 86min it feels overstretched, and it never justifies its existence.
Tootsie (1982): I realise this is a classic and a model for great screenplays, but I feel like it breaks down to "entitled drama actor engages with female stereotypes to steal a role from some other hardworking actress, constantly lies, and never faces consequences."; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Bad Lieutenant (1992): It starts out with several scenes of peak–Keitel one upping himself for depravity and self loathing, until it dares to ask whether an evil person can ever be redeemed, and becomes more than the sum of its parts. The Mets game framing device is stellar.
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1987): Moody and still pretty shocking. The cast is wonderful, especially Rooker. The videotape scene is the most notorious, but the conversation Rooker and the sister have at the kitchen table is just as creepy. Not for everyone, but perfect at what it is.
Hot Rod (2007): I actually really like the people in this cast, but they never really gel and it's seldom funny. My partner saw the "cool. beans" scene and said, "this is what it's like to have a brother." That's the most positive thing we have to say.
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002): Certainly not as good as Old Boy, but lives up to the title in that you invest in everyone's story, leaving you with violence as grim as it's stylish. A great tilt after the first act. Messy, but affecting.
Killers, The (1946): Great cast and I love the framing device, but I never really fell for any of the characters. At the end of the day, this feels like a "next step" noir. That said, the diner scene and the boxing sequence are flawless.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969): Add one star if you're a 007 fan. Great score, swank 60's production design. Lazenby is my favourite punch–thrower of all of the Bonds. Plot equal measures silly and straight–forward.

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