Friday, 15 December 2017
Woman Times Seven (1967)
Seven mini-stories of adultery: "Funeral Possession," a wayward widow at her husband's funeral; "Amateur Night," angry wife becomes streetwalker out of revenge; "Two Against One," seemingly prudish girl turns out otherwise; "Super Simone," wife vainly attempts to divert her over-engrossed writer husband; "At the Opera," a battle over a supposedly exclusive dress; "Suicides," a death pact; "Snow," would-be suitor is actually a private detective hired by jealous husband.
Slight and not really that amusing gender comedy without any depth; Shirley MacLaine is the only attraction in this anthology.
Halliwell (no star): "Humourless after-dinner entertainment."
Maltin***: "...some funny moments, some perceptive comments, but with that cast and director, it should have been much better."
Tuesday, 12 December 2017
Le mépris (1963)
A screenwriter's marriage disintegrates during movie production as his wife spends time with the producer.
Sunday, 10 December 2017
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Fearing that the actions of Superman are left unchecked, Batman takes on the Man of Steel, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs.
Above-average superhero drama delivers the goods (mostly mayhem) and adds tension to the encounter of Batman and Superman plus some badly needed help from Wonder Woman, collateral damage included.
Saturday, 9 December 2017
Contagion (2011)
Healthcare professionals, government officials and everyday people find themselves in the midst of a worldwide epidemic as the CDC works to find a cure.
Realistic, grand-scale and star-cast catastrophe movie manages to keep multiple stories and locations seamlessly in line with the major plot; however, the matter-of-fact approach underplays the doom of a pandemic.
Maltin***: "Pulse-pounding account...Scott Z. Burns' screenplay is scary because it's all so credible. Soderbergh handles the material in utterly straightforward fashion; there's no poetry here."
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