I have been watching and reviewing Christmas Movies for well over a decade now. Ruthless Reviews has the largest collection of these reviews on the internet, most written by yours truly, so I consider myself an expert on the genre. The pickings become slimmer every year, and great new Christmas movies like the FX version […]
Merry In-Laws (2012)
December 17, 2021 by
Film Title
Merry In-LawsSynopsis
It is hard to explain that your parents are Mr. & Ms. Santa Claus. It’s harder to explain the existence of this film
Director
Leslie HopeCast
Shelly Long
George Wendt
Lucas Bryant
Kassia Warshawski
Greg Lawson
Barb Mitchell
Dead End (2003)
December 15, 2021 by
Film Title
Dead EndSynopsis
Stay on the road, Dorothy
Director
Jean-Baptise AndreaCast
Ray Wise
Lin Shaye
Mick Cain
Alexandra Holden
Karen S. Gregan
Amber Smith
I’ve been reviewing Christmas Movies for Ruthless for over a decade now. Needless to say, the well is about to run dry. I refuse to review the Hallmark or Hallmark type sappy dreck. A few is enough. However, I did not want to completely abandon my unhinged and relentless pursuit of this obsession. Therefore, I […]
Chato’s Land (1972)
November 27, 2021 by
Film Title
Chato's LandSynopsis
A posse of bigots tries to hunt down a half-breed who has just killed the sheriff.
Director
Michael WinnerCast
Charles Bronson
James Whitmore
Jack Palance
Simon Oakland
Richard Jordan
Ralph Waite
Victor French
William Watson
Richard Basehart
Chato’s Land is not a happy movie or your usual Western. It is not a funny film, or one for viewers who cannot tolerate vile bigotry and brutal and explicit rape. However, it is a movie that showcases the laconic Charles Bronson at his most ripped and bad-assed best. If you thought the villains in […]
The Sting
November 4, 2021 by
Film Title
The StingSynopsis
Newman and Redford team up for the big con as revenge against the ruthless Doyle Lonnegan
Director
George Roy HillCast
Robert Redford
Paul Newman
Robert Shaw
Charles Durning
Eileen Brennan
Dana Elcar
Robert Earl Jones
The Sting is one of those movies that makes cinephiles envious of anyone who is watching this gorgeous movie for the first time. A winner of 7 Academy Awards, this film also stars the tandem of Paul Newman and Robert Redford in their finest effort together. Noteworthy is that even with a wheelbarrow full of […]
Quills (2000)
October 15, 2021 by
Film Title
QuillsSynopsis
Just another family values movie from Ruthless
Director
Philip KaufmanCast
Joaquin Phoenix
Geoffrey Rush
Kate Winslet
Michael Caine
“Why should I love God? He strung up his only son like a side of veal. I shudder to think what he’d do to me.” –The Marquis de Sade I guess that it is pretty obvious by now that I rarely review bad movies (EDITOR’S NOTE: That’s a lie) or even movies that I don’t […]
Cool Hand Luke
September 11, 2021 by
Film Title
Cool Hand LukeSynopsis
What we’ve got here, Is failure to communicate
Director
Stuart RosenbergCast
Paul Newman
George Kennedy
Strother Martin
J.D. Cannon
Morgan Woodward
Dennis Hopper
Wayne Rodgers
Harry Dean Stanton
“A natural born world-shaker“ Paul Newman has always been in the top tier of the greatest actors of all time. He is certainly in the company of actors like Peter O’Toole, Daniel-Day Lewis, Jack Nicholson, Richard Burton and Sidney Portier. His accomplishments as a beer drinker, race car driver, blue-eyed sex symbol and actor are […]
Come And See (1985)
August 24, 2021 by
Film Title
Come And SeeSynopsis
The most horrific and shocking war movie ever made
Director
Elem KlimovCast
Aleksey Kravchenko
Olga Mironova
Vasiliy Domrachyov
Viktors Lorencs
Vladas Bagdonas
Liubomiras Laucevicius
World War 2 was a horrific event. The figures are not exact, but reliable estimates put the total civilian and military dead at around 60 million people. The total dead in World War 1 was between 15-22 million people. Yes, it can easily be seen that war sucks and is bad for your health, especially […]
The Odd Couple (1968)
July 22, 2021 by
Film Title
The Odd CoupleSynopsis
Fastidious Felix moves in with his slob best friend because of a marital split-up
Director
Gene SaksCast
Jack Lemmon
Walter Mathau
Herb Edelman
John Fiedler
Monica Evans
Carole Shelley
David Sheiner
The Odd Couple is a classic comedy from another time, a different era, no, another planet. It was not violent or vulgar and men wore coats and ties, even to poker games. None of this is what really sets this movie apart from today’s fare. The difference is great acting, banter and dialogue that is […]
Bodacious Ruthless BBQ Beans
July 2, 2021 by
Well, why not share a recipe for BBQ Beans here at Ruthless? There is not much else going on, so we might as well celebrate July 4th with something other than beer and fireworks. There is not much that is more American than voting and BBQ, and we are about to lose the right to […]
The Fly (1958)
June 8, 2021 by
Film Title
The FlySynopsis
The scariest movie a 9-year old has ever seen about an unimaginable moral dilemma
Director
Kurt NeumanCast
Vincent Price
David Hedison
Patricia Owens
Herbert Marshall
Charles Herbert
I have been asked before what horror movie was the scariest or the best of all time, and for this I would have to go with Alien for sheer competence, terror and technical excellence. However, if you are merely 9 years old, and quite the naive little impressionable twat, this movie terrified me like nothing […]
