Total Recall (1990):
I've never seen $80 million look so cheap. "Meet the Feebles" (1989) had better effects on a hundredth of the budget. Interesting concept drowned in violence and misogyny played out on about three rickety sets. (3/10)
Ballad of a Bleeding Heart
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://stopmotionmagazine.com/ballad-of-a-bleeding-heart/
"Stockholm Bloodbath" (2023) - Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels meets the end of the Union of Kalmar in medieval Sweden. (8/10, +1/10 if you're interested in Swedish history)
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/movie/stockholm-bloodbath/2432549443688
"Wake in Fright" (1971)
Onan makes a typo when his Mum forgets to knock. (9.5/10)
A Man Called Otto (2022): "Gran Torino" meets "Up" (7/10)
Gladiator (2000): Works better if you pretend it's sci-fi (7.5/10)
Rich Crazy Asians (2018): "My Big Fat Singaporean Wedding" by Jane Austen (8/10)
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The Crow (1994) – Aggrieved renter seeks justice from dodgy landlord. (8/10)
Maestro (2023) – Chain-smoking man’s obsession with rods of all sizes causes only indirect consequences. (7/10)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023) – Mamma Mia without the singing and with a different plot. (6/10)
Twelve Angry Men (1957): Please eliminate three. (9/10)
The Producers (1967): Because "Springtime for Hitler" seemed apposite, but I fell asleep twice. (4/10)
Iceman (2017): Whatever "Quite good film about the last days of Utzi the Iceman" is when translated into the reconstructed proto-Rhaetic language used for the dialogue. (8/10)