#Paul Solet

[twvstedsouls]

— BULLET HEAD (2017) I dir. Paul Solet

for @johnnyutahh

[leonardcohenofficial]

as is tradition here are my top nine new-to-me watches of the year—in no particular order (l-r, top row to bottom row):

the african desperate (martine syms, 2022) not a pretty picture (martha coolidge, 1975) anatomy of a fall (justine triet, 2023) the girls (mai zetterling, 1968) network (sidney lumet, 1976) the year of the cannibals (liliana cavani, 1970) all the beauty and the bloodshed (laura poitras, 2022) straight on till morning (peter collinson, 1972) microhabitat (jeon go-woon, 2017)

i hit 150 total films and my continual goal of half of the films by women and nonbinary filmmakers, and still definitely need to keep up with deliberately seeking out films by directors of color! feel free to tell me your faves if you’ve seen any of these 🖤👀🎬🍿🎥

i'll tag @privatejoker / @wanlittlehusk / @majorbaby / @edwardalbee / @draftdodgerag / @lesbiancolumbo / @frmulcahy / @nelson-riddle-me-this / @firewalkwithmedvd and anyone else who'd like to share their top watches of the year!

full list of films for the year is included below, favorites are bolded in red:

Farewell Amor (Ekwa Msangi, 2020)

Hell Camp: Teen Nightmare (Liza Williams, 2023)

Blacks Britannica (David Koff, 1978)

New Year, New You (Sophia Takal, 2023)

Family Band: The Cowsills Story (Louise Palanker and Bill Filipiak, 2011)

The Color Purple (Blitz Bazawule, 2023)

The Apology (Alison Star Locke, 2022)

Close (Lukas Dhont, 2022)

Unintended (Anja Murmann, 2018)

Other People’s Children (Liz Hinlein, 2015)

Omega Rising Women of Rastafari (D. Elmina Davis, 1988)

The Gypsy Moths (John Frankenheimer, 1969)

Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (Adrian Țofei, 2015)

Insomnia (Christopher Nolan, 2002)

Chowchilla (Paul Solet, 2023)

Intimate Relations (Philip Goodhew, 1996)

Monument (Jagoda Szelc, 2018)

After Sherman (Jon Sesrie Goff, 2022)

Remnants of the Watts Festival (Ulysses Jenkins, 1980)

Network (Sidney Lumet, 1976)

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (Joseph Sargent, 1974)

Down Low (Rightor Doyle, 2023)

Our Father, the Devil (Ellie Foumbi, 2021)

The Zone of Interest (Jonathan Glazer, 2023)

Youngblood (Noel Nosseck, 1978)

Joy Division - Under Review (Christian Davies, 2006)

Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story (Steve Sullivan, 2018)

Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise (Robert Mugge, 1980)

Fanny: The Right To Rock (Bobbi Jo Hart, 2021)

Depeche Mode: The Dark Progression (Alec Lindsell, 2009)

Kraftwerk And The Electronic Revolution (Thomas Arnold, 2008)

Blank City (Celine Danhier, 2010)

Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (Ric Burns, 2019)

Monster (Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2023)

Black Is Beltza (Fermín Muguruza, 2018)

Werewolf (Ashley McKenzie, 2016)

The Humans (Stephen Karam, 2021)

Relative (Tracey Arcabasso Smith, 2022)

The Believer (Henry Bean, 2001)

Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill (Brian Lindstrom and Andy Brown, 2022) 

Animals (Collin Schiffli, 2014)

Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (Stephen Kijak, 2006)

Novitiate (Maggie Betts, 2017)

Hunger (Henning Carlsen, 1966)

Late Night With The Devil (Cameron Cairnes and Colin Cairnes, 2023)

The Stunt Man (Richard Rush, 1980)

New York Doll (Greg Whiteley, 2005)

The Iron Claw (Sean Durkin, 2023)

Your Fat Friend (Jeanie Finlay, 2023)

Scarred Justice: The Orangeburg Massacre 1968 (Bestor Cram and Judy Richardson, 2008)

Targets (Peter Bogdanovich, 1968)

Uptight (Jules Dassin, 1968)

Messiah of Evil (Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck, 1973)

Plastic Paradise (Brett O’Bourke, 2013)

You Hurt My Feelings (Nicole Holofcener, 2023)

Pretty Poison (Noel Black, 1968)

The Shout (Jerzy Skolimowski, 1978)

Shakedown (Leilah Weinraub, 2018)

Class of 1984 (Mark L. Lester, 1982)

Betty: They Say I’m Different (Philip Cox, 2017)

Beautiful Boy (Felix van Groeningen, 2018)

Anatomy of a Fall (Justine Triet, 2023)

Gimme Shelter (Albert Maysles, David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin, 1970)

The Beach Boys (Frank Marshall and Thom Zimny, 2024)

High and Low (Kevin Macdonald, 2023)

Brats (Andrew McCarthy, 2024)

I Saw The TV Glow (Jane Schoenbrun, 2023)

The Talented Mr. Ripley (Anthony Minghella, 1999)

Altered States (Ken Russell, 1980)

This Closeness (Kit Zauhar, 2023)

How To Have Sex (Molly Manning Walker, 2023)

American Commune (Rena Mundo Croshere and Nadine Mundo, 2013)

Look In Any Window (William Alland, 1961)

Private Property (Leslie Stevens, 1960)

We’re Still Here: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited (Antonino D’Ambrosio, 2015)

The Wobblies (Stewart Bird and Deborah Shaffer, 1979)

Last Summer Won’t Happen (Tom Hurwitz and Peter Gessner, 1968)

Goodbye Gemini (Alan Gibson, 1970)

Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story (Posy Dixon, 2019)

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (Kristina Lindström and Kristian Petri, 2021)

The Passenger (Carter Smith, 2023)

The Boys Who Said No (Judith Ehrlich, 2020)

Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, 2008)

Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection (Randy Martin, 2023)

...And Justice For All (Norm Jewison, 1978)

I Used To Be Funny (Ally Pankiw, 2023)

Badlands (Terrence Malick, 1973)

Straight On Till Morning (Peter Collinson, 1972)

The Same Difference: Gender Roles in the Black Lesbian Community (Nneka Onuorah, 2015)

Thanksgiving (Eli Roth, 2023)

Sorry/Not Sorry (Caroline Suh and Cara Mones, 2023)

Am I OK? (Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne, 2022)

Joan Baez: I Am a Noise (Maeve O’Boyle, Miri Navasky, and Karen O’Connor, 2023)

No Direction Home (Martin Scorsese, 2005)

Shutter Island (Martin Scorsese, 2010)

Water Lilies (Céline Sciamma, 2007)

The Strings (Ryan Glover, 2020)

The Crucible (Nicholas Hytner, 1996)

Woman of the Hour (Anna Kendrick, 2024)

The Platform (Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, 2019)

Tabloid (Errol Mark Morris, 2010)

Will & Harper (Josh Greenbaum, 2024)

Miller’s Girl (Jade Halley Bartlett, 2024)

Give Me Pity! (Amanda Kramer, 2022)

Landlocked (Paul Owens, 2021)

Perfect Love (Catherine Breillat, 1996)

Not a Pretty Picture (Martha Coolidge, 1975)

Seeking Mavis Beacon (Jazmin Jones, 2024)

Renfield (Chris McKay, 2023)

Compulsion (Richard Fleischer, 1959)

An Angel At My Table (Jane Campion, 1990)

Longlegs (Oz Perkins, 2024)

Rare Beasts (Billie Piper, 2019)

Nightman (Mélanie Delloye-Betancourt, 2023)

The Changin’ Times of Ike White (Daniel Vernon, 2020)

The Substance (Coralie Fargeat, 2024)

The Year of the Cannibals (Liliana Cavani, 1970)

Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara (Erin Lee Carr, 2024)

The Loneliest Planet (Julia Loktev, 2011)

Marjoe (Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan, 1972)

Witches (Elizabeth Sankey, 2024)

Angela (Rebecca Miller, 1995)

The Morning After (Richard T. Heffron, 1974)

Beach Rats (Eliza Hittman, 2017)

Last Summer (Catherine Breillat, 2023)

The Fits (Anna Rose Holmer, 2015)

Hold Your Breath (Karrie Crouse and Will Joines, 2024)

What Comes Around (Amy Redford, 2022)

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (Kurt Kuenne, 2008)

Priscilla (Sofia Coppola, 2023)

The Girls (Mai Zetterling, 1968)

Sweetie (Jane Campion, 1989)

Victim/Suspect (Nancy Schwartzman, 2023)

The African Desperate (Martine Syms, 2022)

Les Nôtres (Jeanne Leblanc, 2020)

A Sacrifice (Jordan Scott, 2024)

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (Laura Poitras, 2022)

My Name is Not Ali (Viola Shafik, 2011)

Committed (Sheila McLaughlin and Lynne Tillman, 1984)

Chained (Jennifer Lynch, 2012)

The Hour of Liberation Has Arrived (Heiny Srour, 1974)

All Power To The People! (Lee Lew-Lee, 1997)

Night Moves (Kelly Reichardt, 2013)

Destroyer (Karyn Kusama, 2018)

Late Night (Nisha Ganatra, 2023)

The Year Between (Alex Heller, 2022)

Loved (Erin Dignam, 1997)

Girl In The Picture (Skye Borgman, 2022)

Microhabitat (Jeon Go-Woon, 2017)

Dear Ex (Mag Hsu and Chih-yen Hsu, 2018)

[paleobeastentertainment]

Day 1: Horror Anthology

Film: Tales of Halloween (2015) Dir: Neil Marshall, Darren Lynn Bousman, Axelle Carolyn, Lucky McKee, Andrew Kasch, Paul Solet, John Skipp, Adam Gierasch, Jace Anderson, Mike Mendez, Ryan Schifrin, Dave Parker

[encantada29]

Top 10 Fantasy movies of 2015

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10. Pixels by Chris Columbus

9. The Last Witch Hunter by Breck Eisner

8. Goosebumps by Rob Letterman

7. Cinderella by Kenneth Branagh

6. Tales of Halloween by Paul Solet, John Skipp, Ryan Schifrin, Dave Parker, Mike Mendez, Lucky McKee, Neil Marshall, Andrew Kasch

5. Tomorrowland by Brad Bird

4. Scream Girl by Todd Strauss-Schulson

3. The Age of Adaline by Lee Toland Krieger

2. The Witch by Robert Eggers

Inside Out by Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen

[excusethequality]

My 2024 in Film: September

Apparently I didn't watch a lot of movies this month.

Which is okay with me, because the year is nearly done and I am WAY behind schedule on these.

It's a good thing I don't have investors or they'd be furious.

* = rewatched

188.

Солярис

[English title: Solaris]

(1972)

— Sci-Fi Psychological Drama Directed by: Andrei Tarkovsky

A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a distant planet called Solaris to look into the strange reports being sent by those investigating the planet.

I've been meaning to watch this one forever, because I've often heard it compared to other movies I love. And yet it was very different from what I was expecting.

I was expecting much more of a hard sci-fi character-based kind of thing. So the psychological drama kind of story caught me off guard.

While it wasn't exactly my cup of tea, I definitely understand why it's talked about in sci-fi film conversations so much. I'll have to give it another watch sometime now that I'm prepared for the type of film it is.

So for the moment I'll file it under Films that weren't quite my thing, but I respect the craftsmanship of nevertheless. If you're in the mood for a really moody cerebral bit of sci-fi I'd recommend you give it a chance.

189.

The Bad Guys

(2022)

— Animated Crime Comedy Directed by: Pierre Perifel

After botching a heist and getting arrested, a group of thieves are left with one last desperate move to save their skins: become good guys.

I really wanted to like this one, because the animation and design work is really very good. Unfortunately it winds up being one of those rather unambitious kids movies that is content to just set up shop in the shallows and never attempt to tell a story with depth.

190.

Tread

(2020)

— Documentary Directed by: Paul Solet

The story behind a welder who turned a bulldozer into an armored machine of destruction and proceeded to use it to run a path of destruction through the town that had wronged him.

This is definitely one of those documentaries that doesn't quite have enough of a story to really warrant its length. But I can't say the story at the center of it all isn't incredibly fascinating.

191.

The Iron Claw

(2023)

— Sports Drama Directed by: Sean Durkin

A family of brothers attempt to follow in their father's footsteps on a path to being the greatest professional wrestlers in the business. But when they learn that it is path full of death and despair they must determine whether they should push forward or rethink everything.

I had avoided this one because I don't really care about professional wrestling. But I kept hearing such good things about it from so many friends of mine that I figured I needed to check it out.

It's actually a really phenomenal drama with some really great performances. It also managed to explain professional wrestling in a way that finally made it make more sense?

192.

TÁR

(2022)

— Drama Directed by: Todd Field

A famous musical conductor at the top of her field is forced to battle for her position when the forces around her begin to push her back and mistakes from her past come back to haunt her.

I've said this before, but stories of people slowly but surely destroying their own lives is one of my least favorite esoteric subgenres. They always just leave me so stressed out!

Cate Blanchett is fantastic as always. It's a really interesting character piece. It's very well made. But it stresses me out. File under great movies that can't say I want to see again.

193.

Sullivan's Travels

(1941)

— Comedy Adventure Directed by: Preston Sturges

A wealthy film director is sick and tired of making cheesy comedies and wants to make a serious film. In order to understand the lives of the poor he decides to undertake a mission to live among them and see what stories speak to them for himself.

This is a classic I've long heard of but never really bothered to pursue. However, Veronica Lake is such an intriguing figure that I wound up watching it just for her.

It's a very safe sort of older comedy. Certainly enjoyable, but not the sort of thing you'll feel compelled to tell your friends about. Perhaps a great option for a background movie?

194.

Nights and Weekends

(2008)

— Rom-Dram Directed by: Greta Gerwig & Joe Swanberg

The story of the a couple as they attempt a long-distance relationship.

After Barbie I figured I'd take a look at some older Greta Gerwig movies. Unfortunately I very much didn't enjoy this. It was only 90minutes, but it felt like an eternity. Definitely one of those movies that tries to be so realistic that it winds up being uncompelling because of it.

Also WAY more nude scenes than I would have liked.

Maybe this is relatable to other people, but certainly not for me.

195.

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

(2007)

— Documentary Directed by: Seth Gordon

The story of a man on a quest to overthrow a tyrant and claim the throne of being the greatest Donkey Kong player in history.

I thought I had seen this, but upon hearing my roommate's description of it I realized that I actually hadn't.

In any case it does what any great documentary does: make something simple incredibly compelling.

Billy Mitchell has got to be one of the most weirdly intriguing film antagonists I've ever seen.

It's always so fascinating when a good documentary gives you a look inside a corner of the world you never knew existed.

196.

Periodical

(2023)

— Documentary

Directed by: Lina Plioplyte

A documentary about periods in the United States and people's perception of them.

The best piece of advice I ever got in college was when I was trying to come up with a topic for my thesis paper and my advisor told me that I needed to get specific, because if your topic is too broad it makes it harder both for you to write and for your reader to care about.

And I've thought about it a lot over the years and she was 100% correct. You can see examples of it being true in all sorts of media too.

Here is an example of a subject that was too broad. And because of that they're forced to try to cover it from all angles, which isn't really an achievable goal for a 90 minute movie on a big topic.

So I wouldn't say it's bad, but I would say it's very muddled.

197.

Shattered Glass: A WNBPA Story

(2024)

— Documentary Directed by: Andrea Buccilla

A look into the lives of WNBA players as their players' union works to decide on the best way forward to create a better situation for women in sport.

I'm not a big basketball person, so I'm sure this will hit fans on a different level than it hit me.

It's certainly interesting getting that behind-the-scenes look at the lives of professional athletes and seeing their perspectives on some of the issues they have to face.

From a filmmaking perspective I can't say I found the telling of the story to be particularly memorable. But it was still a fine watch.

198.

The Outsiders

(1983)

— Coming-of-Age Drama Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola

Two young friends from the wrong side of the tracks must go on the run after a fight leaves them wanted by the police.

In all the times I've seen Step Brothers, I never knew that Kathryn Hahn's character was making a reference to this! I just thought it was a fun silly line!

I honestly don't remember any more what prompted me to check this out from the library.

I don't know how to describe this. The best I can do is that this is the type of movie I would probably never seek out again, but if I was flipping through the channels and I saw it was on TV I would probably watch it.

Or I guess the modern equivalent would be that I wouldn't pay to rent it, but if I see it streaming some years from now I'll probably give it another watch.

I don't really have many thoughts on it it though. It's the type of movie you can just feel must have been based on a book, I can say that about it. Just one of those movies that hits you in middle. It's not really doing anything wrong, it's just not doing anything special for me. So I enjoyed watching it, but I definitely haven't been thinking about it much after having seen it.

199.

Jawbreaker

(1999)

— Comedic Crime Directed by: Darren Stein

A group of popular high school girls find themselves in a sticky situation after their prank takes a deadly turn.

This is another random movie I've always meant to get around to watching and then never have.

It's weirdly both not as dark as I was expecting nor as funny as I was expecting.

A true neutral outing for me. I didn't hate watching it by any means, but it didn't really make me feel much of anything. In a year I very well might have trouble telling you what the plot was even about.

200.

American Movie

(1999)

— Documentary Directed by: Chris Smith

The story of a filmmaker whose passion for making movies threatens to undermine the rest of his life.

My documentary kick for the year continues!

Like The King of Kong here is a documentary about very specific people and their unique challenges, but wherein the people involved are just so utterly fascinating.

The main character certainly wasn't very likeable to me, but his dedication to his dream is kind of inspiring (albeit in a slightly perverse way). The whole thing almost feels like it could be a mockumentary, except it's not...which is certainly a compelling area to be in for a documentary.

I really wound up liking this a lot more than I thought I would. If nothing else the BFF relationship between Mark and Mike is amazing.

201.

Switchblade Sisters

(1975)

— Action Crime Drama Directed by: Jack Hill

A gang of girls fight to stay on top as their allegiances and loyalties are tested.

There was a podcast I listened to back in the day that was named after this movie!

So when I saw that it was streaming on Tubi I was compelled to give it a watch.

I had a great time watching it, but I'd understand if someone felt differently.

Like, a completely over-the-top kind of campy girl gang version of Othello?

It's a hell of a ride that's for sure.

202.

My Blind Brother

(2016)

— Darkly Comedic Rom-Dram Directed by: Sophie Goodhart

A man feels duty bound to help his blind brother in spite of how doing so often prevents him from living his own life.

Question: Will I watch a film just because Jenny Slate is in it?

Answer: Yes. Yes, I will.

It's actually less of a comedy than I was expecting and much more of a kind of dark drama, wherein the laughs serve both to cut the tension, but also somehow make it all seem that much sadder?

Usually I'm not a big fan of Nick Kroll, so I was shocked to see him giving a really excellent performance in this movie. I've definitely thought about his character after the movie was done.

203.

The Wild Robot

(2024)

— Animated Sci-fi Family Directed by: Chris Sanders

After being lost at sea a robot designed to help people wakes up on an island inhabited only by animals. Unable to fulfill its purpose it struggles to find a way to create a life for itself.

I've become so jaded by modern movies recently that I really didn't think I was gonna like this one. I thought it was just gonna be a real middle of the road bit of cliche. But, gosh darnit, it won me over.

I'll be the first to admit that the plot could use a little tightening up. There's definitely some bits that seemed a bit rushed. But never before have I seen a movie that could land an emotional beat regardless.

The fucking music, and voice acting, and art direction are all fire. And there is not an emotional beat this movie can not hit. I cried like 3 or 4 separate times. One of those times I was even like, oh jeez that's a little contrived. And then 1 minute later was starting to tear up.

It's just so wholesome and sweet. I could nitpick some stuff, but there's no point. Just go in there to enjoy it.

204.

Threads

(1984)

— Apocalyptic Drama Directed by: Mick Jackson

A dramatic attempt to show what the effects of a nuclear war would have on the world through the lens of a group of people in Sheffield, England.

For some reason this month 3 different people made references to this movie entirely independently of one another. As such I felt compelled to find and watch it.

Okay, so...this is probably just a me thing, let me start out by saying that. It's a really interesting idea for a project, I can see what it was trying to do, but...it made me want to punch a hole through a wall.

It is like the dramatic reenactment of a newspaper think piece. It is like if you tried to shrink an entire miniseries into a single film, but couldn't afford a professional editor.

The way they used the sound effect of typewriter sounds SO MUCH dealt me critical amounts of psychic damage and after a while it affected my ability to pay attention to what was happening.

Just...I don't know. Go read Barefoot Gen instead. It's better. It's more horrifying. It's a true story. It will scare you so bad you will want to slap anyone who talks about how we should nuke anything.

205.

Wicked Little Letters

(2023)

— Crime comedy Directed by: Thea Sharrock

It's 1920 and a small British town is under attack from a mysterious letter writer bent on rudely and profanely insulting people in town.

I've warned you before that I'm very character centric when it comes to stories. So I'm very biased towards this one. I had a great time. Does it have a really amazing story? Umm...I would say, not really? Do I care? No.

Olivia Coleman and Jessie Buckley are just so fucking good in this! They are just a joy to watch.

Did the whole bit with the cop trying to prove herself and solve the case bore me? Yes. A little bit. But I don't even care. Buckley and Coleman are giving a friggin masters class on creating fun characters in here. And I, for one, was having a ball.

206.*

The Wild Robot

see #203

I went and took my mom to see it.

Did it make me cry all over again?

YES. You know damn well it did, okay? I'm not made of stone!

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September Stats

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Movies watched this month: 19

Rewatch percentage: 5.3% (1/19)

Favorite new movie of the month: The Iron Claw

Least favorite: Nights and Weekends

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Previous months’ posts:

JAN | FEB | MAR p.1 | MAR p.2 | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG

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(Literary License Podcast)

Trick 'r Treat is a 2007 American anthology horror comedy film written and directed by Michael Dougherty and produced by Bryan Singer. The film stars Dylan Baker, Rochelle Aytes, Anna Paquin and Brian Cox. It relates four Halloween horror stories with a common element in them: Sam, a trick-or-treating demon wearing orange footie pajamas with a burlap sack over his head. The character makes an appearance in each of the stories whenever one of the other characters breaks a Halloween tradition.

 Despite being delayed for two years and having only a limited number of screenings at film festivals, the film received much critical acclaim and has since garnered a strong cult following.

 Tales of Halloween is a 2015 American comedy horror anthology film consisting of ten interlocking segments, each revolving around the titular holiday. Segments were directed by Neil Marshall, Darren Lynn Bousman, Axelle Carolyn, Lucky McKee, Andrew Kasch, Paul Solet, John Skipp, Adam Gierasch, Jace Anderson, Mike Mendez, Ryan Schifrin, Dave Parker and, in his film debut, Jack Dylan Grazer.

 The film premiered on July 24, 2015, at the Fantasia International Film Festival, before receiving a limited theatrical release and through video on demand on October 16, 2015, by Epic Pictures.

 Opening Credits; Introduction (1.00); Background History (43.50); Trick ‘R Treat (2009) Film Trailer (45.33); Featuring the Presentation (48.07); Let's Rate (1:19.42); Introducing a Film (1:26.34); Tales of Halloween (2015) Film Trailer (1:26.57); Lights, Camera, Action (1:29.02); How Many Stars (2:08.17); End Credits (2:18.01); Closing Credits (2:20.35)

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[moaninmoonen]

Bullet Head (2017) = 3/5

Plot ………….. 1.5

Acting ………. 3

Production…. 3.5

Concept ..…... 4

“Three career criminals find themselves trapped in a warehouse with the law closing in and an even worse threat waiting inside - a nigh unstoppable killer dog.“

Writer and Director:

Paul Solet

Cast:

Adrien Brody

John Malkovich

Rory Culkin

IMDb

*spoilers*

[tctmp]

Adventure  Comedy  Fantasy

[scenesandscreens]

Clean (2021)

Director - Paul Solet, Cinematography - Zoran Popovic

"The trash man wasn't always a trash man."

[filmhabits]

Clean - Poster

Releases January 28, 2022 (USA)

[storybursts]

Back in Time: 2019

Back in Time: 2019

As I noted in the previous Back in Time article, it seems kind of silly that we put out a “best of the year” list at the end of each year and then just walk away, as if we never watch another movie from that time period again. I watch older movies all the time. Just a few days ago I watched a movie from 1929 that makes me totally re-evaluate that list (as there are now two films on it). So why…

[twvstedsouls]

— BULLET HEAD (2017) I dir. Paul Solet 

for @johnnyutahh

[gebo4482]

Clean - Official Trailer | HD | IFC Films

Dir: Paul Solet Star: Adrien Brody / Glenn Fleshler / Michelle Wilson / Richie Merritt

[moviesandmania]

CLEAN (2020) Reviews and release news for Adrien Brody crime drama

CLEAN (2020) Reviews and release news for Adrien Brody crime drama

Clean is a 2020 American crime drama about a garbage man who attempts a quiet life of redemption while being tormented by his past. Directed by Paul Solet (Grace; Dark Summer; Bullet Head) from a screenplay co-written with Adrien Brody. Produced by Adrien Brody, Elliot Brody, Paul Solet and Daniel Sollinger. The Fable House production stars Adrien Brody, Glenn Fleshler, Richie Merritt, Chandler…

[haverwood]

Tread Paul Solet USA, 2020 ★★★

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A man and his ‘Killdozer’

“Tread” (documentary; in theaters and on disc/streaming Feb. 28, 2020; not rated; directed by Paul Solet; run time 1 hours, 29 minutes) is the real-life story of Marvin Heemeyer, who – depending on your perspective and a variety of other factors, like how you feel about guns, government and religion – was either a hero or a delusional sociopath. Director Paul Solet doesn’t make that decision for us. Instead he lays out both sides of the “this actually happened?” story, through Heemeyer’s manifesto cassette tapes, recent interviews with those involved, and home footage/photos and dramatic recreations of the events that transpired. Heemeyer was a military veteran and accomplished welder who moved from South Dakota to Granby, Colorado in the early 1990s. Those who knew him, including a woman he was romantically involved with, described him as a likable guy, a man’s man who enjoyed classic muscle cars, snowmobiles and guns. His former girlfriend says he was larger than life and that she felt safe with him. That would change. Heemeyer, wanting to open his own muffler shop, purchased industrial land in Granby for $40,000 at an auction. According to him, that rankled a man who was wanting the lot for a concrete batch plant. The man, Cody Docheff, had connections with the most powerful men in the small (population less than 2,000) town. What ensued was a drawn-out feud with officials over zoning decisions, one that escalated when Docheff purchased an adjoining tract and built his concrete plant. At each turn, Heemeyer felt victimized and denied his God-given rights. He says, on one of his tapes, that he had an epiphany one night while sitting alone in his hot tub – God wanted him to get revenge on those who had wronged him. God’s plan was for Heemeyer to purchase a behemoth of a bulldozer at an auction in California, bring it back to Granby and spend about 18 months turning it into a tank (later dubbed “Killdozer” in the media), fortified with thick steel and concrete and equipped with high-powered rifles and a camera system so he could see out of the thing. Heemeyer was convinced this was what God wanted because the tank fit through his garage door by mere inches. On June 4, 2004, Heemeyer didn’t use that garage door to exit the building with his monstrosity – he plowed right through the walls. He then went on a well-planned rampage of destruction, starting with Docheff’s plant. Other targets includes businesses owned by town board members and town hall, which just so happened to be above the library, where kids were enjoying activities before local law enforcement was able to evacuate the building (a tank covered in steel and concrete doesn’t move quickly). Remarkably, no one died, though Heemeyer fired upon police officers and tried to shoot large propane tanks. His bulldozer, as it was starting to overheat, got stuck on the edge of the basement at the town’s hardware store. Heemeyer killed himself inside his contraption. The scenes of the bulldozer plowing through anything in its path are chilling. You can feel the frustration, even 16 years later, in the voices of police officers who were given the impossible task of trying to disable Heemeyer’s tank. Much of the movie is about what transpired leading up to that June day, and it’s sad to listen to Heemeyer descend into what most would consider madness, though among certain groups of people he is seen as heroic even today. His targets try to paint themselves as innocent victims in their interviews, and collectively they seem believable, but even if they aren’t, were Heemeyer’s actions justified? The entire situation seems like a pointless fight to be the alpha male, waged by big fishes in a little pond, and Heemeyer was convinced God wanted him to be the biggest fish. Heemeyer had a chance to sell his property for $400,000, but he decided this time it was personal. One wishes a voice of reason had gotten inside his head. “Tread” ends rather abruptly, only a few minutes after the story of the rampage ends with Heemeyer’s suicide. I wanted to see more about how the incident changed the town, or some input from a mental health expert or local religious leader. Solet’s film does a solid job of telling a remarkable story. He tells it without judgement, though he leaves that as a possibility for his audience. My rating: 79 out of 100.