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Recent reviews

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  Riddle of Fire 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 15 Nov 2023

  Watched at Cinema Medeia Nimas
  In LEFFEST
  
  Harmony Korine meets Richard Donner in Weston Razooli's enchanting and alluring "Riddle of Fire", a piece of magical pop realism, where witches, fairies and runner guns, evokes a childhood in which Hansel & Gretel coexist with PlayStation.

  It's a throwback to be sure, but it's offbeat sensibility is truly unique and more than a little transfixing. I would be shocked if, following the film's commercial release in the US, Hollywood's biggest studios don't call Razooli with offers of reboots, remakes and sequels.

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  Mystic River 2003

  ★★★★★ Watched 13 Nov 2023

  Watched at Teatro Tivoli BBVA
  In LEFFEST
  
  Eastwood's best? "Mystic River" is the rare American film that aspires to - and achieves - the full weight and darkness of tragedy. A haunting, unshakable tale of men and their bonds told by and for adults who value the old-fashioned Hollywood-studio notion of narrative.

  Eastwood has made some impressive pictures in his life, even if, following "American Sniper", he took a detour into questionable, TV-ish titles, ranging from embarrassing to forgettable. Here,…

Popular reviews

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  Sunset: The Mystery of the Necklace of São Cajó 2023

  ★★★★★ Watched 04 Aug 2023

  Watched at Cinemas NOS Almada Fórum

  Sinto demasiado afeto pelo Universo Televisivo-Cinematográfico (ou Cinematográfico-Televisivo) Pôr do Sol, pelas suas personagens, ritmos e sentido de humor anárquico, que não posso olhar objetivamente para "O Mistério do Colar de São Cajó" e, honestamente, também prefiro não o fazer, em vez disso, limito-me a guardar no coração a memória daquela sessão maravilhosa, onde, em menos de 2 horas, Manuel Pureza, Henrique Cardoso Dias e Rui Melo (os génios por trás deste fenómeno que…

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  Deadstream 2022

  ★★★★½ Watched 09 Sep 2022

  Everything that a great midnight movie should be, the film is gross, funny, surprisingly scary and does not hold back anything. "Deadstream" evokes the ragtag energy and extragavance that made "Evil Dead" such a cult phenomenon.

  Watched at Cinema São Jorge
  (In MOTELX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival)