Taking its name from the Lumière Brothers invention of the same name, Cinématographe is a new sub-label from Vinegar Syndrome that seeks to fill gaps in the canon…
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People know about the trilogy First Reformed makes with Card Counter & Master Gardener but do they know about the trilogy it makes with Touch (1997) & Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)?
yeah first reformed was good but paul schrader knew what he was doing in this one when he started aiming male gaze shots at skeet ulrich’s twinked-out jesus body
As if Hal Hartley riffed on Ace in the Hole or Lynch reworked Henry Fool. Naturally thought the omnipresent score was Badalamenti; turns out it’s Dave Grohl’s only soundtrack. Opens with Gina Gershon interviewing LL Cool J. Suggests Skeet Ulrich is a very good actor.
Defies logic. Secretly great.
Solid entry in the Paul Schrader religion and alcohol cinematic universe with an absolutely ridiculous cast (even for 1997).
Wonderful screwball comedy western with outlaw Henry Moon (Nicholson) wedded (through the eccentricity of a town ordinance that any woman can save a man from the gallows by marriage) to a young prudish, ambitious land holder who needs him (actually) as a laborer.
There is no fat on this screenplay and the great character actors, costuming, and beautiful cinematography by Nestor Almendros enhance the experience. I may be overrating this viewing, but it is the type of well-written comedy with layered characters and emotional undertones that is sorely missed today.
Jack Nicholson stars in and directs "Goin' South," a rascally charmer about a marriage of convenience and a whole lot of gold. The Western comedy finds Nicholson's Henry Moon saved from a hanging, hitched to a woman far above his station, a running afoul of the law, the railroad, and his former gang. The story engages with a smart mix of goofiness and plot tangles, and Nicholson puts together something with a dustily breezy energy and a stellar cast. This is an appealingly visualized, sardonically told, and all-around enjoyable piece of work.
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So, Jack Nicholson *did* make a good film as director, after all.
Fair to say I wasn't impressed by Drive, He Said or The Two Jakes, but Goin' South is a really fun western comedy with a marvellous cast that seems as though he actually enjoyed making, unlike the aforementioned films.
There's not much that isn't predictable in the storyline, but it's a lot of fun watching him and…
Dusty neo noir that finds Nic Cage underplaying against Dennis Hopper (in maximum shitkicker mode) and J.T. Walsh at his slimy, hollow eyed best. Never as successful as a classic like BLOOD SIMPLE, but definitely playing a similar sport. Kinda wish Dahl kept making movies like this and LAST SEDUCTION, as he was pretty great at exploring the pulpier shadows.