John Ford’s The Quiet Man just might be the only film ever made devoted exclusively to John Wayne’s desire to get laid. Over the course of 129 blarney-filled minutes, Wayne huffs and puffs about the Irish countryside, piss-drunk and full of rage over not being able to throw Maureen O’Hara down on the bed and […]
The Quiet Man (1952)
July 22, 2020 by
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The Quiet ManSynopsis
An American boxer comes to Ireland to rape, fight and pillage the countryside
Director
John FordCast
John Wayne
Maureen O'Hara
Barry Fitzgerald
Ward Bond
Victor Mclaglen
Mildred Natwick
Double Indemnity
June 8, 2020 by
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Double IndemnitySynopsis
A confident insurance salesman falls for the femme fatale, and they plot to murder her husband.
Director
Billy WilderCast
Fred MacMurray
Barbara Stanwyck
Edward G. Robinson
Porter Hall
Tom Powers
Jean Heather
In a just universe, we’d all toil tirelessly in Billy Wilder’s cinematic fantasy, never once questioning his authority or perspective. There have been more visionary artists to be sure – and certainly more ambitious – but few are as perfect a fit for any occasion. Because of his genius regarding the melding of humor, pathos, […]
Network: A Look At A Classic
April 30, 2020 by
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NetworkSynopsis
We are mad as Hell, and not going to take it anymore
Director
Sidney LumetCast
Faye Dunaway
William Holden
Peter Finch
Robert Duvall
Wesley Addy
Ned Beatty
Network is certainly not the greatest movie ever made, and I would never argue that it achieves any lasting impact as a work of art. Its style is flat (like most television programs, appropriately enough), and you’ll hardly remember any of the visuals. Still, it remains my favorite films because I don’t believe a better […]
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
December 15, 2018 by
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Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)Synopsis
A week in the life of a singer in the era that brought us Bob Dylan
Director
Ethan Coen/Joel CoenCast
Oscar Issac
Carey Mulligan
Justin Timberlake
Robin Bartlett
Adam Driver
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) was, thankfully, one of the least whimsical of the Coen Brothers films; a story of ellipses and evasions, chronicling not the expected rise and fall of a folk musician, but simply a moment in time now lost to history. More a character adrift than one with an ultimate destination. Unlike the […]
Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind
September 3, 2018 by
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Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless MindSynopsis
When their relationship turns sour, a young couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories.
Director
Michel GondryCast
Jim Carrey
Kate Winslet
Elijah Wood
Mark Ruffalo
Kirsten Dunst
David Ross
Twenty-fours after seeing Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I was still thinking about it. I watched the movie over a decade ago and I still ponder its mysteries, much in the same way I considered Adaptation and Being John Malkovich. The common link with all three, of course, is screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, arguably the […]
I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
May 13, 2018 by
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I Know Who Killed Me (2007)Synopsis
A woman who is missing reappears, unfortunately for anyone who watched this film
Director
Chris SivertsonCast
Bonnie Aarons
Lindsay Lohan
MIchael Adler
Julia Ormond
Neil McDonough
It’s about time you resurrect the Shithouse. Whats this one about? Lindsay Lohan, playing both Aubrey and Dakota, is kidnapped, gagged, tortured, and mutilated, losing a hand and leg in the process. Shes found, sent to a hospital, then followed by the FBI, and before long, shes in a graveyard digging up herself. Wait a […]
Children of Men (2006)
April 20, 2018 by
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Children of Men (2006)Synopsis
The world becomes infertile and into chaos.
Director
Alfonson CuaronCast
Clive Owen
Julianne Moore
Michael Caine
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Charlie Hunnan
Danny Huston
Children of Men (2006) Cuaron’s Children of Men is one of the few post-apocalyptic nightmares I can believe in. Its dystopian vision of a future world not so far away (its events are set in 2027) rings true from start to finish, and its unrelenting bleakness never reeks of hyperbolic fantasy. This is not a […]
A Tribute To Robert Altman
April 6, 2018 by
A Tribute To Robert Altman The American cinema never really deserved the likes of Robert Altman, a man who never made the same movie twice, even when detractors accused him of coasting on his reputation. Sure, he largely disappeared in the 1980s (except for the wonderful Secret Honor), and even after his comeback with 1992s […]
Ten Films That Ruined the World
March 25, 2018 by
To Kill a Mockingbird Gregory Peck as Atticus? Dignified, steadfast, and impossibly handsome. The story? A masterfully acted and scripted morality play that elevates honor, courage, and human decency above all else. Its a great film, fondly remembered, and one of the few cases where the adaptation exceeds the source material. So what’s the problem? […]
The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
February 20, 2018 by
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The Magdalene Sisters (2002)Synopsis
Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.
Director
Peter MullanCast
Geraldine McEwan
Anne-Marie Duff
Nora-Jane Noone
Dorothy Duffy
Eileen Walsh
Britta Smith
I don’t need a movie to tell me that the Catholic Church is completely fucked. [EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s date in 1985 marks the first time that contraceptives were legalized in Ireland] I long ago accepted that priests preferred the bung hole to the Sermon on the Mount; nuns were repressed cunts in need of good […]
