{"id":13764,"date":"2024-08-11T15:05:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T19:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/?p=13764"},"modified":"2024-08-11T15:05:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T19:05:56","slug":"weekly-movie-roundup-87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/?p=13764","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Movie Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt21188080\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1-1-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"Lisa Frankenstein\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1-1-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1-1-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1-1-768x1138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1-1-1037x1536.jpg 1037w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1-1-1383x2048.jpg 1383w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1-1-scaled.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt23137390\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2-1-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"Immaculate\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2-1-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2-1-692x1024.jpg 692w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2-1-768x1137.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2-1-1037x1536.jpg 1037w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2-1.jpg 1383w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0018528\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3-1-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Unknown\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3-1-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3-1-657x1024.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3-1-768x1197.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3-1-985x1536.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3-1-1314x2048.jpg 1314w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3-1.jpg 1504w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>There&#8217;s a lot that works about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt21188080\/\">Lisa Frankenstein<\/a>, from the vibrant &#8217;80s visual design to the equally colorful performances, but the stuff that doesn&#8217;t work? <em>Oof<\/em>. The movie can&#8217;t ever figure out its tone, and it really falters because of that.<\/li>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt23137390\/\">Immaculate<\/a> feels very old-fashioned, almost threadbare, like a throwback to the kind of late-&#8217;70s religious conspiracy thrillers made in the wake of <em>The Exorcist<\/em> and <em>The Omen<\/em>. It&#8217;s helped enormously, though, by some good direction and a strong performance by Sydney Sweeney.<\/li>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0018528\/\">The Unknown<\/a>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0026914\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Reckless\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0067419\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5-1-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Mephisto Waltz\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5-1-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5-1-671x1024.jpg 671w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5-1-768x1171.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5-1-1007x1536.jpg 1007w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5-1-1343x2048.jpg 1343w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5-1.jpg 1482w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt11686490\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/6-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Deep House\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13767\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0026914\/\">Reckless<\/a> has its charms, but it&#8217;s also kind of a mess. Jean Harlow, who was reportedly reluctant to join the picture at the last minute, gives what I think is an uneven performance, and the whole thing feels like it&#8217;s stuck somewhere between stage musical comedy and drama.<\/li>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0067419\/\">The Mephisto Waltz<\/a> is mostly just disappointing, not without a handful of interesting moments, but ultimately confused and maybe best described (as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/the-mephisto-waltz\/review\/2030106247\/\">TV Guide once did<\/a>) as &#8220;a made-for-TV-ish <em>Rosemary&#8217;s Baby<\/em> rip-off.&#8221;<\/li>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt11686490\/\">The Deep House<\/a> is an interesting idea for a movie&#8230;and that, sadly, is about all that it is. The two leads, particularly Camille Rowe, try their best to inject some actual personality into their characters early on, but once the movie actually descends to the bottom it&#8217;s clear it has nowhere left to go. It&#8217;s not terrible, just very slow, not especially frightening, and disappointing in its ending.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0035169\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/7-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Palm Beach Story\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/7-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/7-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/7-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/7.jpg 787w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0053017\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Lonelyhearts\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt24169886\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Instigators\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0035169\/\">The Palm Beach Story<\/a> is maybe a little less screwball than I like my screwball comedies, but there are a lot of really funny moments throughout.<\/li>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<li>There are a lot of good performances in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0053017\/\">Lonelyhearts<\/a>, but I think I was most taken with Robert Ryan&#8217;s nasty cynicism.<\/li>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt24169886\/\">The Instigators<\/a> is a surprising amount  of fun, with a pretty tight (if not overly clever) script.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0073802\/\">Three Days of the Condor<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0065854\/\">The House That Dripped Blood<\/a>, both of which really held up. <em>Condor<\/em> has some really good performances, along with that cynicism of &#8217;70s political thrillers, while <em>House<\/em> is just silly horror fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s a lot that works about Lisa Frankenstein, from the vibrant &#8217;80s visual design to the equally colorful performances, but the stuff that doesn&#8217;t work? Oof. The movie can&#8217;t ever figure out its tone, and it really falters because of that. Immaculate feels very old-fashioned, almost threadbare, like a throwback to the kind of late-&#8217;70s &#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/?p=13764\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13764"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13764"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13772,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13764\/revisions\/13772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}