Tag: paul verhoeven
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Review: Benedetta
In 1988, Martin Scorsese released the film adaptation of The Last Temptation of Christ. It’s among his finest films, but it was also one of his most audacious and controversial. The film caused such an uproar that a few theatres that were showing the film in France were burnt down. That anecdote reoccurred to me…
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Review: You Don’t Nomi
By Christian DiMartino Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls is a treasure. Actually, it isn’t. That being said, I love it. Not because it is a good film, but because it makes so many bizarre, terrible choices in terms of its dialogue and performances that it’s truly a marvelous, trashy trainwreck that you cannot take your eyes off of. The…
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A Trip Back To: Hollow Man (2000)
1/2 By Christian DiMartino What do you say about Paul Verhoeven? Personally, I love the guy because of how much he does not care. He’s made a handful of wonderfully over-the-top science fiction films (Total Recall, Starship Troopers, Robocop), and some major kink-fests (Basic Instinct, Showgirls). Even in some of those science fiction films, he…
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