You guys told me “Suspiria” was a deliriously strange movie, but you didn’t warn me about the blind pianist who gets his throat ripped out by his own seeing-eye dog. Long before that shocking, gruesome moment, though, we’re on edge from the very start in Italian horror master Dario Argento’s...
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Christy by Request
Christy by Request — After Hours
“After Hours” is a decidedly un-Scorseseish Martin Scorsese film: a light, goofy and surreal comedy with no real stakes. And yet all that brilliant craft is on display, the muscular cinematic energy, the taste for danger and the vivid sense of place within New York City that’s so often his...
Read moreChristy by Request — Zardoz
Where to begin in discussing the psychedelic, futuristic extravaganza that is “Zardoz”? It’s either one of the most innovative and daring pieces of science-fiction filmmaking or one of the worst movies ever made. Either way, the name alone prompts strong reactions from those who’ve been lucky enough to experience it...
Read moreChristy by Request — Newsies
“Newsies” was not exactly a massive hit when it came out in April 1992. It made only about $2.8 million at the box office and currently stands at a meager 39 percent on the Tomatometer. But something has happened over the years since then — a change of heart through...
Read moreChristy by Request — A Bridge Too Far
Sean Connery. Gene Hackman. Anthony Hopkins. Michael Caine. Ryan O’Neal. James Caan. Laurence Olivier. Elliott Gould. Robert Redford. And — eventually — Liv Ullmann. It would seem impossible to go wrong with such an incredible, all-star cast — which makes “A Bridge Too Far” such a frustrating misfire (no pun...
Read moreChristy by Request — Graffiti Bridge
When I came up with this new “Christy by Request” feature, I agreed to embrace the randomness of it. That’s part of the fun: You guys suggest movies for me to see, Nicolas chooses one from a giant, plastic bowl, and that’s what I have to review. Whatever happens, happens....
Read moreChristy by Request — Bicycle Thieves
So I’m trying a new feature here at my little website called “Christy by Request.” I asked folks on Twitter to suggest movies they’d like to see me review — older movies, newer releases, whatever. Then I put all the suggestions in a bowl and had my delightful son, Nicolas,...
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