Regando’s Film Reviews

178 Films have been rated or reviewed by Regando.

Triangle of Sadness (2022): DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
I Am Not Your Negro (2016): DVD $24.95
THX-1138 (1970): Evidently 'the simplest pleasures are forbidden' applies to the audience too.
Matter of Life and Death, A (1946): Niven struggling with survivors guilt... just like the entire audience was in 1946.
Beat the Devil (1953): Enjoyable shambles. Starts as if it's in the middle and ends with the same feeling. The cast are just riffing, and you're invited along as one of the gang.
Nightmare Alley (1947)
Shallow Grave (1994)
Shout, The (1978)
Plein Soleil (Purple Noon) (1960)
Andrei Rublev (1966): Experiencing this film changed my brain. It is the cinematic equivalent to the novel War and Peace.
Colour of Pomegranates (Color of Pomegranates) (1969): If GIFs were sewn together with poetry. Undoubtedly pillaged by advertising, fashion and art directors alike for it's exotic pallette and striking beauty. The disembodied soundtrack tops–off this creative mother–lode of originality.
Panique (1946): A pitch perfect product of it's post–war French origins.
A Dog's Purpose (2017): For the dog to be reincarnated, it has to die. So prepare your children for five dog death scenes.
Man of Marble (1976)
Verdict, The (1982)
Second Mother, The (Que Horas Ela Volta?) (2015)
Les Enfants Du Paradis (Children of Paradise) (1945)
Les Visiteurs Du Soir (1942)
Gun Crazy (1948)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Kill Me Again (1989): Delivers neo noir without fuss.
Shifty (2008)
Four Lions (2010)
Mirror (Zerkalo) (1974)
Hunger, The (1983)
Seance On a Wet Afternoon (1964): Much better than it's clunky title would suggest.
Mammuth (2010)
Dead of Night (1945)
Kuroneko (1968)
Mishima - A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
Deep End (1970)
Conformist, The (Conformista, Il) (1970)
Looking For Eric (2009)
Talk to Her (2002)
Seconds (1966): 'Stomp those grapes'
Mosquito Coast, The (1986)
Last Year at Marienbad (L'Annee Dernier a Marienbad) (1961): Quiet possibly the most ultra–uber example of euro Art cinema ever darling... Unforgettable.
Train to Busan (2016)
Audition (1999)
Dresser, The (1983): Blu-Ray $34.95
Gohatto (Taboo) (1999): The highly distorted world of the bushido code is thrown into sharp relief with a steady flow of routine murders and executions. Shame, fear & jealousy take centre–stage, no time for kimono cruising.
Saint Jack (1979)
Far from Men (2014): DVD $29.95
Great Beauty, The (2013): DVD $19.95
Phantom Carriage, The (Körkarlen) (1921)
If.... (1968)
Trainspotting (1996)
Blood On Satan's Claw (Satan's Skin) (1977)
Witchfinder General (The Conqueror Worm) (1968): Bit ropey towards the end, but Vinny's superb!
Midsommar (2019)
Headhunters (2011)
Open Hearts (Elsker dig for evigt) (2002): Poster (VG) $12.95
In a Better World (2010)
My Life Without Me (2003): DVD $24.95
A Field in England (2013)
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)
Kiss of Death (1947): Racks up the tension. Makes even elevators exciting. Widmark is seriously unhinged. Not even the wheelchair bound are safe.
A Hijacking (2012): DVD $19.95
A Touch of Sin (2013)
Victoria (2015)
Suburra (2015): DVD $29.95
Come and See (1985)
Heat (1995)
Embrace of the Serpent (El abrazo de la serpiente) (2015): Hallucinatory. Cross between Hertzog and Tarkovsky.; DVD $29.95
Sexy Beast (2001)
Sweet Country (2017): DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Wrestler, The (2008): DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Killing, The (1956)
Coup de Torchon (Clean Slate) (1981)
Lobster, The (2015)
Ran (1985)
Class, The (Entre les murs) (2008)
I, Daniel Blake (2016)
War, A (Krigen) (2016)
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011): Hard to be as dark as the 1962 original but Miike has the edge once the battle commences.
Gatekeepers, The (2012): DVD $29.95
Morituri (1965)
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
Animal Kingdom (2010)
Proposition, The (2005): DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Boys, The (1998)
Peep Show (TV Series) (2003-2015)
Spring (2014)
Hour Of The Wolf (Vargtimmen) (1968)
Persona (1966)
Wild Strawberries (1957)
Seventh Seal, The (1957)
Culloden (1964)
War Game, The (1965)
Hidden (Cache) (2005)
Code Unknown (2000)
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Force Majeure (Turist) (2014)
Square, The (2017): Respectfully clever. Irreverently dry.; DVD $29.95
Viridiana (1961)
Videodrome (1983)
Lancelot Du Lac (1974): You can hear the clinking coconuts from 'Holy Grail echo throughout.; DVD $34.95
Le Trou (The Hole; The Night Watch) (1960)
Day of Wrath (1943)
Mon Oncle D'Amerique (My American Uncle) (1980)
Marketa Lazarova (1967)
Wicker Man, The (1973)
This Must Be the Place (2011): Quiet the achievement considering I normally can't stand Sean Penn.
Long Good Friday, The (1980)
Passion of Joan of Arc (1928): Faces fill the screen. The battle is technically amazing. Joan is wondrous.
Virgin Spring, The (1960)
Mr. Turner (2014): Complete absence of those tortured–artist cliches that litter soo many painter bios. Timothy Spall is in top form. Deceptively funny and perceptively affecting film.
Casablanca (1942)
I Am Love (Io sono l'amore) (2009)
Bigger Splash, A (2015)
Harold Lloyd Collection - Disc 4 (The Kid Brother, Bumping into Broadway, Billy Blazes Esq.) (1919-1927): The Kid Brother is timeless. 1927 was a great year for film.
Toni Erdmann (2016)
Full Metal Jacket (1987): DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Celebration, The (Festen) (1999): Don't be scared by it's Dogma 95 origins, Festen fair jumps along ferociously. None of that school's usual 'watch–while–I–park–the–car' ' boredom.
Paterson (2016): DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
High Tension (Haute tension, Switchblade Romance) (2003)
Belle Et La Bete, La (Beauty and the Beast) (1946)
Orpheus (Orphee) (1949)
General, The (1926)
Our Hospitality / Sherlock Jr. (1923)
Klown (2010)
Cheap Thrills (2013): DVD $29.95
Badlands (1973): Before Malick got too ponderous.
Cries and Whispers (1972): Bergman's zombie film. So painfully powerful you'd only want to see it once.
Ratcatcher (1999): Kes turned–up to 11.
Green Room (2015)
Banishment, The (2007): Wall–to–wall Tarkovsky influence, but if you're gonna steal, it's ok when you steal from the best.
Return, The (Vozvrashcheniye) (2003)
Elena (2011): DVD $29.95
Homesman, The (2014): DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The (2005)
Smiles of a Summer Night (Sommarnattens Leende) (1955)
Dead Ringers (1988): Squalid and immaculate at the same time.
Out of the Blue (Aramoana) (2006): DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Exterminating Angel, The (1962)
Living in Oblivion (1996)
Nightcrawler (2014)
Samurai Trilogy, The (Musashi Miyamoto, Duel at Ichijoji Temple, Duel at Ganryu Island) (1954-1956)
Repulsion (1965)
Out of the Blue (1980): Drags along but hold out for the bitter end.
Tangerine (2015)
Square, The (2008)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Prophet, A (Un Prophet) (2009)
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
I'm Not There (2007): I've been schooled in Dylan since the womb, so all the references and role playing in this film translated smoothly as interpretations of Bob's life. If you're coming in cold, it might look more like limp Fellini.
Leviathan (2014): Ink black Russian beauty.
Inherent Vice (2014): I got a strong Robert Altman vibe from this. Great scenes. Dizzying array of characters. More enjoyable if you care less about how they're connected.
Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
Battle Royale (Batoru Rowaiaru) (2000)
Avalon (2001): Plays like a long and expensive perfume commercial. It looks sumptuous but impossible to smell.
Stalker (1979)
Lady in a Cage (1964)
Devils, The (1971)
Damned, The (These Are The Damned) (1963)
Servant, The (1963): Bogarde!!!
Trouble in Paradise (1932): Really exceptional writing and delivery. The movies had just learnt to talk and already this film reaches the pinnacle of sophisticated comedy. Stylish even in the most stylish of decades.
Lady Eve, The (1941): Great cast. Even makes falling on your arse look clever.
Night of the Hunter, The (1955): A gothic fairytale with Mitchum at his most mythical. After it was initially received poorly on release, Laughton was so crushed he never directed again. He didn't count on its lingering appeal. Stays with you for years.; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Hill, The (1965): Surprisingly good.
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974): Proof that real stunts are more thrilling than any digital orchestration. The cast chemistry can also never be replicated. Stone cold classic drive–in fun.
Invitation, The (2015): Had the theatre buzzing at the 2015 fest. Even though the ending is inevitable, it's still thrilling once it kicks off.
Ax, The (Le Couperet) (2005)
Cercle Rouge, Le (The Red Circle) (1970)
Killing of a Chinese Bookie, The (1976)
Dead Man (1995): DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Sunrise (1927)
Sword of Doom (Dai-bosatsu tôge) (1966)
Thin Blue Line, The (1988): Could've soo easily failed if the same story had been tarred with the 'Hard Copy' brush. Morris feeds out the facts masterfully. Features stylized reenactments that have integrity. Who knew that was possible?
Senna (2010): DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
Fellini's 8 1/2 (1963)
Onibaba (the Hole) (1964)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
La Regle Du Jeu (Rules of the Game) (1939): Renoir was undoubtedly a great director but what is often overlooked here is his accessible and light acting as the affable oath. It's so warm and inviting it would be easy to overlook the film's class baiting bite.
Big Knife, The (1955): Evidently studio bosses were none too pleased with Steiger's unflattering portrayal. It was certainly a long time before they ever let Jack Palance be the good guy again. Stagey but with good dialog and performances.
Sweet Smell of Success (1957): Curtis without his affectations or togas has to work hard the whole movie long and is surprisingly excellent. Lancaster is gravitas glorious. The unsung third character is '50s NYC at night. It's a zoo and the animals need feeding.
Ace in the Hole (The Big Carnival) (1951): Douglas is precisely cast as a ruthless egomaniac, just like his real life character if the film bios I've read are to be believed. This is a shrewd film, lacking the typical '50s Hollywood sentimentality. As relevant now, as ever.

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