Today, we’re dealing with an Estonian film, of all things. It’s based on a novel by the Strugatsky brothers of the same name, which apparently…
CIPC #429: Harrison Bergeron
Kurt Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron is, without a doubt, one of the most well-known science fiction stories ever. It is not surprising, then, that it was…
CIPC #428: Target
The two main roles in this movie — and they are the only roles, really — are played by Gene Hackman and Matt Dillon, good…
CIPC #423: Le foto proibite di una signora per bene
The title of this movie, which translate to something like The forbidden pictures of a reputable lady, might lead you to believe it is rather…
CIPC #421: State secret
With State secret — released in the USA as The great manhunt — we go back to 1950 It’s a classical action movie with solid…
CIPC #414: Alice through the looking glass
You’d think if I ever can’t think of something to write about on this blog, I could always go to the long, long list of…
CIPC #409: Oddity
I’ve discussed one or two horror thrillers on this blog, but this one is a bit of an oddity. I don’t mean the plot which…
CIPC #405: Holiday in handcuffs
Last week’s movie about the sadistic serial killer was kind of fun, but this one is really disturbing. When in Copycat someone goes around gleefully…
CIPC #404: Copycat
There is an old aphorism that claims reality is weirder than fiction but, like most aphorisms, it is mostly bullshit. Take, for example, our subject…
CIPC #398: Ghostbusters: Frozen empire
The last time we met the Ghostbusters, they were a few young teenagers busting ghosts in a small Midwestern town. Now they are a couple…