Movie reviews of Eric Hillis

These are all the movies and series that Eric has reviewed. Read more at: The Movie Waffler.

Number of movie reviews: 2050 / 2050

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Psycho III is ultimately let down by its fumbling of the potentially intriguing Maureen subplot, but there's enough here to thrill fans of the series. Review

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25 february

25 feb

Psycho II is the best type of sequel, one that understands the enormity of its task but never allows itself to become overwhelmed by such pressure. Review

9.0

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25 february

25 feb

Villeneuve's grounded approach - which has far more in common with the elegance and splendour of mid 20th century Hollywood epics than the CG filled and shaky cam heavy efforts of recent decades - also serves to make the film's supernatural moments all the more magical. Review

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23 february

23 feb

None of the horror stuff works here because it's so hackneyed and unconvincing. More successful is the dystopian sci-fi background... Review

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22 february

22 feb

Miller's Girl is a mess, but you simply can't look away. Review

6.0

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21 february

21 feb

I'm sure Morgan had to compromise a lot in making Stopmotion, and he no doubt found working with humans more stressful than puppets, but his singular vision is enhanced greatly by his collaborators, particularly Franciosi, who keeps us in her thrall, frame by frame. Review

7.0

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20 february

20 feb

What stands out most is the quality of the performances. Every cast member nails the difficult task of performing in a made up language, convincing us it's an argot they've been speaking for their whole lives. Review

6.0

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19 february

19 feb

Anyone with an appreciation for groundbreaking filmmaking will find value in this glimpse of an exciting future for American cinema that sadly never quite came to pass. Review

7.0

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17 february

17 feb

Wenders offers you a perfect two hours. What you make of the other 22 in your day is up to you. Review

9.0

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16 february

16 feb

There's a lot of schlock here, but it's rarely fun. Review

4.0

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15 february

15 feb

Bleeding Love is an easy watch. Ewan McGregor is one of the most affable performers working today, and his daughter seems to have inherited his natural charisma. Review

6.0

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14 february

14 feb

The Promised Land has everything you want from a historical epic: compelling characters with interesting arcs; larger than life performances; stunning cinematography and production design that contrasts the harshness of the heath with the comfort and finery of the de Schinkel estate; and lots of bloodshed. Review

9.0

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13 february

13 feb

Think of Phantom Thread if Daniel Day Lewis's dressmaker wasn't a narcissist but simply an adoring lover who delighted in creating dresses for his lover, and you'll have an idea of the dynamic here. Review

8.0

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9 february

9 feb

While it resembles a Hitchcock movie in its Britishness, its wry humour and its aching romance, it never has the suspense of a Hitchcock movie, as we're never sure who exactly Clay should be wary of until the closing minutes. Review

8.0

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8 february

8 feb

The whole setup is so laughable that it might have made for a smart black comedy, but Trengrove makes the terrible decision to play this scenario with a straight face. Review

3.0

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7 february

7 feb

Like its male protagonists, it keeps its emotions in check until a climactic emotional outburst that will stir something in the most macho of male viewers. Durkin's film is a reminder that it's not just natural for men to shed tears, but necessary. Review

8.0

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6 february

6 feb

Comparing a movie to watching someone else play a video game is generally a highly negative critique, but in this case it adds to the maddening sense of helplessness as we watch history unfold, its controls in someone else's hands. Review

8.0

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3 february

3 feb

On the basis of his excellent debut, Jefferson deserves to reach the widest audience possible. You can tell he's a special filmmaker because he even finds a way to make the act of writing engrossing for the viewer. Review

8.0

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1 february

1 feb

Sheil is quietly fantastic as the taciturn Alina, giving little away at first but exposing her humanity little by little. Review

7.0

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31 january

31 jan

It's never quite as effective as it promises, chiefly because the threat to Lilja is so ambiguous that there's very little opportunity to build suspense. Review

6.0

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31 january

31 jan

Hagiography it might be, but Dario Argento Panico doesn't try to pretend that Argento's best work didn't end in the 1980s. Review

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30 january

30 jan

Haigh's film asks us to stop wagging our fingers at the past and ask if we're really living in the best version of the present. Review

7.0

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30 january

30 jan

Its ending may cause you to shake your head as you leave the cinema, but the ideas raised by Baghead's central concept just might haunt you on your train ride home. Review

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27 january

27 jan

That the movie provoked such a reaction is testament to its power, and decades later it's the stuffy reviewers of the era who are left with egg on their faces as Peeping Tom is now considered a classic that has lost none of its power. Review

10

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25 january

25 jan

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