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Midnight Cowboy
Movies have been often characterized as innovative, ground-breaking, trend-setting or wildly original, and these terms can be overused.
40 Years of Death Wish 3: A Celebration
It is almost hard to fathom, but it has been 40 years since the most violent 80’s Action movie ever.
The Terminator (1984)
Drop your socks and grab your cocks. In the very first scene in the movie we have a totally naked Arnold…
Gone Girl (2014)
“Love: a temporary insanity curable by marriage.” – Ambrose Bierce
RANTS
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The Odyssey: By Someone Who Actually Read The Odyssey in College
Read more: The Odyssey: By Someone Who Actually Read The Odyssey in CollegeNolan’s Odyssey is a bit like Penelope’s suitors- while initially entertaining, it overstays it’s welcome.
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Men of Consequence: Clearing The Land Edition
Read more: Men of Consequence: Clearing The Land EditionMen of Consequence usually refers to some of our favorite movie stars, but what about the hard-working men who are constantly in an arm’s race with Mother Nature?
THE ABC’s
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The ABC’s of Obesity in America
Read more: The ABC’s of Obesity in AmericaI recently visited the magnificent Aquarium in Gatlinburg, Tennessee and was surprised to see that the Aquarium contained hundreds and hundreds of whales. Unfortunately, these mammals were human beings looking at the pretty fish.
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The ABC’s of Evangelical Christians
Read more: The ABC’s of Evangelical ChristiansCult-Everyone’s religion but yours, that’s a cult. Evangelicals hotly deny the thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but are outraged when someone denies the existence of theirs.
MOVIES
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Matters of Survival: A Note on In a Lonely Place & Bigger Than Life
Read more: Matters of Survival: A Note on In a Lonely Place & Bigger Than LifeIn a Lonely Place (1950) and Bigger Than Life (1956), two of Nicholas Ray’s finest films, are about two men made to feel “ten feet tall” in order to survive.
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In The Company of Men
Read more: In The Company of MenTo be blunt, everything men do is a distraction from the unshakable truth that they would rather be fucking each other.
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Starring Debuts #26: Max von Sydow in The Seventh Seal (1957)
Read more: Starring Debuts #26: Max von Sydow in The Seventh Seal (1957)We’re film fans, right? This means we’ve occasionally gotta get out of our comfort zone and give the likes of the mopey-as-fuck Ingmar Bergman a go.
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Barton Fink (1991)
Read more: Barton Fink (1991)Barton Fink is one of my favorite Coen Brothers films. This assessment is not shared by many, Coen fans or not.
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Broads Who Mattered: The Great Women of Cinema, Volume IV
Read more: Broads Who Mattered: The Great Women of Cinema, Volume IVGilda Carlson (Dorothy Mackaill) is exactly the sort of pre-Code Hollywood broad they used to churn out like assembly line piston rods in the fun-filled days before the Catholics and pearl-clutchers took over the joint.
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Why Bad Movies Often Make the Best Rewatch Experiences
Read more: Why Bad Movies Often Make the Best Rewatch ExperiencesA polished film can earn admiration but a bad film can earn loyalty. Viewers may forget a competent thriller within weeks yet return repeatedly to a messy action film, an absurd horror sequel or a comedy that misses every sensible target
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Happy People: A Year in the Tiaga (2010)
Read more: Happy People: A Year in the Tiaga (2010)This film was originally a 4-hour documentary by Russian director Dmitry Vasyukov, but Werner Herzog worked his magic to whittle it down to a very watchable and highly informative and enjoyable 90 minutes.
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Cobra (Seven Things I Love About….)
Read more: Cobra (Seven Things I Love About….)If 80’s Action taught us anything, it’s that our men like it gay – very gay – and the women, well, if they’re not blissfully naked or dead, they’re firm, unalterable lesbians.
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The Odyssey: By Someone Who Actually Read The Odyssey in College
Read more: The Odyssey: By Someone Who Actually Read The Odyssey in CollegeNolan’s Odyssey is a bit like Penelope’s suitors- while initially entertaining, it overstays it’s welcome.
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