Tag Archives: spain

184. The Skin I Live In (2011)

Posted on September 2, 2011 by slinkywhite

I am always partial to a Pedro Almodóvar film, even if one of my friends refers to them as no better than ‘melodramatic claptrap’. I am beginning to wonder what he’d make of this, possibly the maddest of all Almodóvar’s movies… Like a … Continue reading →

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137. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

Posted on May 29, 2011 by slinkywhite

I first discovered Guillermo Del Toro’s films with the immensely barking mad, but very entertaining Cronos. Then I saw The Devil’s Backbone and fell in love with it. Pan’s Labyrinth is, in my opinion the sequel to The Devil’s Backbone, taking the … Continue reading →

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115. 28 Weeks Later (2007)

Posted on May 13, 2011 by slinkywhite

Following on from 28 Days Later, this sequel picks up the story of how the rage virus has affected Britain six months after it first annihilated the country. The US Army is controlling immigration, and no afflicted humans have been … Continue reading →

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107. Volver (2006)

Posted on April 29, 2011 by slinkywhite

I do love a good Pedro Almodovar film, in spite of my friends’ concern at my taste in films. The best review from a close friend (for Almodovar’s All About My Mother) was that it was “melodramatic claptrap”. Ah, well, … Continue reading →

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