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 […]
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
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 […]
Junebug (2005)
March 18, 2019 by
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Junebug (2005)Synopsis
And things are only getting worse
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Phil MorrisonCast
Embeth Davidtz
David Kuhn
Allesandro Nivola
Amy Adams
Ben McKenzie
Celia Weston
The greatest of all crimes in American life is not rape, or murder, or even the public declaration of one’s opposition to Jesus, but rather the assumption of superiority…
BUTTERFIELD 8
September 1, 2017 by
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Butterfield 8Synopsis
An unimaginably gorgeous Elizabeth Taylor as a Manhattan call girl
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Daniel MannCast
Elizabeth Taylor
Laurence Harvey
Eddie Fisher
Dina Merrill
Betty Field
Mildred Dunnock
Susan Oliver
The Golden Age of Prostitution
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Burden of Dreams
June 30, 2017 by
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Burden of DreamsSynopsis
Herzog defies all odds to make Fitzcarraldo without killing Kinski
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Les BlankCast
Werner Herzog
Klaus Kinski
Claudia Cardinale
Jason Robards
Herzog achieves the impossible: his uncompromising vision.
In The Company of Men
June 26, 2017 by
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In the Company of MenSynopsis
Men fuck over the weaker sex, but they had rather be fucking each other
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Neil LaButeCast
Aaron Eckhart
Stacy Edwards
Matt Malloy
Jason Dixie
To be blunt, everything men do is a distraction from the unshakable truth that theyd rather be fucking each other.
Glengarry Glen Ross
March 20, 2019 by
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Glengarry Glen RossSynopsis
A wonderfully acted and scripted movie about the harsh world of sales.
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James FoleyCast
Kevin Spacey
Jack Lemmon
Alan Arkin
Alec Baldwin
Al Pacino
Ed Harris
Johnathan Pryce
Few films have been as woefully misunderstood as James Foley’s 1992 adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by David Mamet.
