Movie Maniac posted a review of The Jesus Rolls
“The Big Lebowski is a minted comedy classic renown for its insanely quotable dialogue, slew of hilarious situations bound together by a neo-noir template, and, of course, its cast of eclectic characters. One of those characters wasย the iconic purple-clad pederast, Jesus Quintana (played by John Tu” read more
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Movie Maniac added Nicholas Nickleby (2002) to owned list
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Movie Maniac added 1 item to Terror Blurbs! Pt. 1 (An Ever-Expanding List) list
Plot: A group of broadcasters reviews footage from a documentary crew lost in the Amazon, the results are a slew of inhuman deeds where the lines of civilization are blurred.
This film is an exploitative Italian cash grab on the Italian mondo/cannibal craze that inadvertently broke boundaries by being a premiere example of found footage horror, extreme cinema, and unprecedented realism with its "film within a film" structure. Both an intentional takedown of the media and an open criticism of the violation of nature and culture by the supposedly civilized world, the movie ironically mirrors the behind the scenes extremes the crew was pushed to to make it. As fascinating to watch as it is to read about.
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