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Cracking Up 1994
Virtually impossible to see after its limited run in New York, this caustic look at the '90s comedy club scene revolves around the deliberately abrasive Danny Gold, played by director/editor/co-writer Matt Mitler (best known for starring in The Mutilator, not to mention Battle for the Lost Planet and lending his voice to New York Ninja). Here he recruits his buddies from the Surf Reality Movie of the Month Club and ringers like a young Camryn Manheim for a colorful, surreal…
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The Palace 2023
Jeered on its unveiling in Venice, this deliberately inflammatory financial horror film cloaked as a broad comedy takes place over the course of the few eventful final hours of the 20th century at a Swiss hotel catering to the rich, pampered, and deranged. Director Roman Polanski's trademark skewed sense of humor that alienated plenty in films like What? (and to a lesser extent in The Fearless Vampire Killers) gets transposed here to a vicious multi-character tapestry reminiscent of Robert Altman's…
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Pearl 2022
Mia Goth should get serious awards consideration for that monologue scene alone. A riveting and deliberately excessive character study that tones down the Tobe Hooper vibe of X in favor of some unholy mash up of Alan Ormsby, Ken Russell, and Douglas Sirk. Also winner of the best lingering closing shot since Call Me by Your Name.
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Dario Argento: Panico 2023
Given how many Argento docs are out there (officially one by Michele Soavi and two lesser ones by Luigi Cozzi), not to mention a slew of interviews, it's a relief that this one shot in the wake of his return to form with Dark Glasses is not only justified but essential viewing if you're a fan of Italy's last active flag-waving horror maestro. This one tips its hat to the major films in his catalog, though shockingly, The Five Days…