2 Hours 2 minutes, R for maiming stabbing and shooting Fair Value of 3:10 to Yuma: $14.00 : For the most part (Kate and Leopold the glaring exception), I’ve enjoyed almost everything that director James Mangold has made. This is a grim, desperate, suspenseful and deeply rewatchable western. TL,DR: Desperate rancher Dan Evans (Christian Bale) […]
3:10 To Yuma
January 22, 2022 by
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3:10 To YumaSynopsis
Ben Wade and Dan Evans have a train to catch.
Director
James MangoldCast
Christian Bale
Russell Crowe
Ben Foster
Logan Lerman
Peter Fonda
Dallas Roberts
Nightmare Alley-Devon’s Slant
December 23, 2021 by
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Nightmare AlleySynopsis
An analysis and comparison to the 1947 classic
Director
Guillermo del ToroCast
Bradley Cooper
Kate Blanchett
Willem Dafoe
Toni Collette
Ron Perlman
Richard Jenkins
David Strathairn
2 Hours 30 Minutes, R for Face-Smashing and Eating Live Poultry Fair Value of Nightmare Alley: $18.00. This remake stands tall and proud as the equal of the original 1947 noir classic, yet is still distinct and memorable in wholly different ways. What in this world is so depraved and terrible as the Geek? That […]
Last Night in Soho
November 12, 2021 by
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Last Night In SohoSynopsis
An aspiring fashion designer finds out that she should be careful what she wishes for.Â
Director
Edgar WrightCast
Anya Taylor-Joy
Thomasin McKenzie
Matt Smith
Diana Rigg
1 Hr 56 minutes, R for abundant stabbings and slashings. Fair Value of Last Night in Soho: $15.00. While not a game changer for the ghost mystery genre, it’s a ripping good film with an abundance of Edgar Wright’s signature style. TL, DR: Fashion design student finds a cheap flat (due to being haunted) and […]
Dune (2021)
October 31, 2021 by
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DuneSynopsis
Dune done right. This is the most coherent and comprehensive adaptation of the Frank Herbert epic
Director
Denis VilleneuveCast
Timothee Chalamet
Rebecca Ferguson
Zendaya
Josh Brolin
Javier Bardem
Dave Bautista
David Dastmalchian
Oscar Isaac
Dune (2021 Denis Villeneuve Version) 2 hours 35 minutes, PG-13 for stabbings, maiming and a nude Oscar Isaac Fair Value of Dune: $20. This is a space opera done right. Not Villeneuve’s greatest film (that’s either Sicario or Blade Runner 2049), but this is the most coherent and comprehensible adaptation of the Frank Herbert epic. […]
Werewolves Within (2021)
July 4, 2021 by
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Werewolves WithinSynopsis
Werewolf creature terrorizes a town during a blinding snowstorm
Director
Josh RubenCast
Sam Richardson
Milana Vayntrub
George Basil
Sarah Burns
Michael Churnus
Catherine Curtin
1 Hr 37 minutes, R for hands getting chewed off. Fair Value of Werewolves Within: -$4.00. “I feel like I’m trapped in a bad dinner theater murder mystery, and they’re not letting me leave.”- this quote, uttered by one of the characters, completely embodies the experience of this film. From the Uwe Boll School of […]
Phenomena (1985)
June 26, 2021 by
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PhenomenaSynopsis
A young girl has the ability to communicate with bugs
Director
Dario ArgentoCast
Jennifer Connelly
Donald Pleasence
Daria Nicholodi
Fiori Argento
1 Hr 56 minutes, rated R for Giallo levels of gore WARNING: This film isn’t quite as hard core as a Fulci film, but it does definitely go there, both in terms of gore, ugly mutilation, and decomposition. If you can’t stand maggots you may very well want to skip that particular Argento film. Fair […]
The Godfather: Part III
May 16, 2021 by
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The Godfather: Part IIISynopsis
Michael Corleone seeks to find a successor to his throne
Cast
Al Pacino
Dianne Keaton
Talia Shire
Andy Garcia
Eli Wallach
Joe Mantegna
George Hamilton
Sophia Coppola
2hrs 42 minutes (but it feels like eternity), R for wholly implausible violence Fair Value of The Godfather Part Three: -$15.00. Ordinarily, in my work day, my profession earns me about $30/ hour. This film wasted three hours of my life. I want my Saturday back. I want my life back. I want to be […]
The Godfather: Part 2
May 9, 2021 by
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The Godfather: Part 2Synopsis
Arguably better than the first, making it the greatest movie ever made.Â
Director
Francis Ford CoppolaCast
Al Pacino
Robert Duvall
Diane Keaton
Robert DiNero
John Cazale
Talia Shire
Lee Strasberg
Michael V. Gazzo
G.D. Spradlin
Bruno Kirby
3 hours 22 minutes, R for numerous murders Fair Value of The Godfather Part II : $18.00. It’s overlong and the pacing can drag, but it’s an immaculately acted film with several stunning set pieces. Focus on the Family: The first Godfather was a study in the parallels between Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) and his […]
The Godfather (1972)
April 26, 2021 by
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The GodfatherSynopsis
An offer you simply cannot refuse
Director
Francis Ford CoppolaCast
Marlon Brando
Al Pacino
James Caan
Robert Duvall
Sterling Hayden
Al Lettieri
Diane Keaton
Abe Vigoda
Richard S. Castellano
Talia Shire
John Cazale
2 Hours 57 minutes, rated R for Gangland Violence Fair Value of The Godfather: $30.00. It is essential American Cinema. Fundamental to an entire genre of movie. But How Good Is it? The first time I saw the Godfather was on a date when I was sixteen years old with my first girlfriend, whom I […]
Castle Cagliostro
March 14, 2021 by
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Castle Cagliostro (1979)Synopsis
A dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid policeman struggle to free a princess from an evil count’s clutches
Director
Hayao MiyazakiCast
Yasuo Yamada
Eiko Masuyama
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Makio Inoue
Goro Naya
Sumi Shimamoto
1 hr 42 minutes, PG-13 for violence and crime. Fair Value of Castle Cagliostro: $14.00. This Miyazaki adaptation of a French novel is fun and picturesque, almost like a cinematic cousin of a Tintin adventure. How Kid Friendly is this Film? It would probably get a PG in modern standards. There’s guns but not blood, a […]
