Category: Movies
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The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)
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Read more: The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)Synopsis: “This is my house.” Director: Nicolas Gessner Cast: Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Alexis Smith, Mort Shuman, Scott Jacoby In 1991 Jodie Foster picked up her second Oscar, apparently poised to have one of the most glorious movie careers of all time. Instead, her post-Lambs output collapsed into mediocrity. The rot set in straightaway with…
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Argylle: The Cat in the Pack
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Read more: Argylle: The Cat in the PackThere are many right and wrong ways to write a screenplay. Here is the way Argylle was probably written, complete with director’s notes (in this case, Matthew Vaughn or MV here) and SPOILERS. Title: Not Another Kingsman Movie. MV: I see what you did there. We’re doing another quasi-spoof spy movie that isn’t Kingsman. Har-har.…
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Aguirre Der Zorn Gottes
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Read more: Aguirre Der Zorn GottesWritten and Directed by Werner Herzog Starring: – Klaus Kinski as Don Lope de Aguirre – Helena Rojo as Inez – Del Negro as Brother Gaspar de Carvajal – Ruy Guerra as Don Pedro de Ursua – Peter Berling as Don Fernando de Guzman Watching Aguirre: Wrath of God you realize that Apocalypse Now is…
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Simon Birch
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Read more: Simon BirchDon’t lecture me at the movies. Dwarfism arguably the surest sign we have for an unloving, merciless god. To afflict any human being with a litany of curses – from the puffy chest, to the sausage-like fingers, to the unmistakable teetering walk of a Weeble.
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Every Predator Movie: Is too much of a good thing a bad thing?
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Read more: Every Predator Movie: Is too much of a good thing a bad thing?I love Predator. But do I love him after watching all 5 movies in a row?
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Funny Fuckers
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Read more: Funny FuckersHumour is built on cruelty. At least, the funny stuff is. I can give you two childhood examples. I had a couple of mates called Plow and Meg. Plow was a strange lad, skinny as rake with a mass of curly hair and about as likely to get a girlfriend as a piss-stained lamppost. He…
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Nefarious
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Read more: NefariousAs a cinematic masochist, I will always be interested in any under-the-radar, high-concept thriller with an intriguing hook or gimmick. At best, you might discover an overlooked gem, but at worst you’ll probably still have fun at the expense of something terrible. I’m also a sucker for a movie with basically one location and only…
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Bubba Ho Tep
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Read more: Bubba Ho TepElvis lives, but his pecker does not. I read some dumb-ass (non-Ruthless) review where the person wrote that Campbell “lovingly portrays Presley.” Hogwash I say! Bruce ripped old Elvis down to the bone, and then rebuilt him as a far superior caricature.
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Full Metal Jacket
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Read more: Full Metal JacketWar, from the loss of self to ultimately the loss of life, has never been as thoroughly examined as in Kubrick’s much misunderstood Full Metal Jacket.
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Blaxploitation #10: The Candy Tangerine Man (1975)
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Read more: Blaxploitation #10: The Candy Tangerine Man (1975)Synopsis: The antithesis of the Oscar-winning Moonlight. Hooray! Director: Matt Cimber Cast: John Daniels, Eli Haines, Tom Hankason, Marva Farmer, Richard Kennedy, George Buck Flower I enjoy blaxploitation, but it does take some wading through to find the goodies. Lately I’ve caught some competent but mediocre efforts like Hammer, Black Gunn and The Legend of…