THE DANMAN CAN

Ænigma (1987) is a solid latter era  Fulci  film mixing elements of Patrick  (1978) with  Suspiria  (1977) [ review ] and  Phenomena  [reviews  here ,  here ,  here , and  here ]. It's nothing exceptional, but it's well made, has some fun kills and amusing scenes, and is better than I expected. Lucio Fulci Feature Films Ranked

The best and one of multiple westerns that  Sergio Corbucci  directed,  The Great Silence  (1968) is also one of the bleakest and greatest  Italian Westerns .  Jean-Louis Trintignant  delivers a strong, completely mute performance and  Klaus Kinski  gives us one of his best—intense and nihilistic. Given that women's roles in Italian Westerns tended to be pretty thankless,  Vonetta McGee  has one of the better ones, where she emotes heavily with her striking eyes and takes a stand against tyranny. Though less iconic than his work with that other, more famous, Sergio ( Leone ),  Ennio Morricone  still composed a memorable and rousing score. And that ending is chill-inducing, no matter how many times you've seen the film. Sergio Corbucci Films Ranked

"Free will, it is a bitch."

"Mr. Funny Shoes." Guillermo del Toro Feature Films Ranked

🎶Mermaids got no gams🎶 Coen Bros. Feature Films Ranked Top 20 Directors

"Life is just so goddamn wonderful, you almost won't believe it." Coen Bros. Feature Films Ranked Top 20 Directors

"Some are born to sweet delight. Some are born to endless night." Dead Man  (1995) remains my favorite  Jim Jarmusch  film. To me it's the perfect blend of his style—road movie, existential trip, lyrical dialogue, sumptuous black and white visuals, dry and darkly tinged wit, ensemble cast—all wrapped up in the western genre. There is so much to appreciate about this film. Just to name a few things: 1.  Robby Müller 's gorgeous cinematography. This man shot some incredible films with some of the best directors:  Repo Man   (1984) [ review ],  Paris, Texas  (1984) [ review ],  To Live And Die In L.A.  (1985) [ review ],  Breaking The Waves  (1996), along with Jarmusch's  Down By Law  (1986) [ blogpost ],  Mystery Train  (1989) [ blogpost ], and  Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai   (1999) [ review ].  Dead Man  may just be the most impressive thing he ever filmed though. 2.  That  ...

It's hard to believe that  Salem's Lot  (1979) was only the second adaptation of a  Stephen King  story. It's also hard to believe that I somehow only managed to watch it for the first time in 2018. King had only written six books by the time that  SL  started filming, so it makes sense (and I say  only  six because he's been incredibly prolific over the course of his career). It's just I sometimes forget that "King Fever" didn't truly ramp up until the '80s (with three feature films based on his works released in 1983 alone). Speaking of the '80s, just six months after  Lot  aired,  Stanley Kubrick 's vastly superior  The Shining   (1980) [ review ] was unleashed—still one of the best King adaptations (and I don't care what the man himself thinks about it). Salem's Lot  aired as a miniseries on CBS over two nights, totaling just over 3 hours in runtime. There was also a theatrical cut (released in Europe and air...

 "This is what I call a timely interruption! Though what'll come of it, the devil himself only knows!" Michael Curtiz Feature Films Ranked

While it certainly can't compare to 1982's  Conan The Barbarian   [ review ] and it's even a step below 1984's  Conan The Destroyer  [ review ], Red Sonja (1985) is still a fun film, which I think gets a bit of a bad rep. I love '80s fantasy/sword and sorcery pictures and I hadn't seen RS since I was a teenager, so this was an enjoyable revisit. Though the story is lacking, Brigitte Nielsen is good in the lead role, and the production design and practical effects are easy to appreciate. Richard Fleischer Feature Films Ranked