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Bad Santa (2003):From the Ruthless Archives
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Read more: Bad Santa (2003):From the Ruthless Archives**UPDATE, October 2006: I hereby retract anything and everything negative I had to say about this movie…
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Nouvelle Vague (2025)
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Read more: Nouvelle Vague (2025)Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague is something of a miracle. Not because it’s the greatest movie ever made, mind you, nor the grandest pronouncement of the cinematic season, but simply that it exists at all.
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The Big Heat (1953)
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Read more: The Big Heat (1953)When Lee Marvin asks if you want two lumps with your coffee, he’s not talking about sugar.
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Assholes of the Cinema: Robert Duvall, The Great Santini (1979)
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Read more: Assholes of the Cinema: Robert Duvall, The Great Santini (1979)If wars must be waged, thank the stars for men like Bull Meechum (Robert Duvall). Every last despicable act – from incendiary raids high above the clouds, to meat grinder extravaganzas that bleed nations white.
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Assholes of the Cinema: Barbra Streisand, The Way We Were (1973)
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Read more: Assholes of the Cinema: Barbra Streisand, The Way We Were (1973)Maybe it was Robert Redford’s golden locks that distracted us. Or Streisand’s unmatched vocals during the opening credits.
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4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
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Read more: 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)Whenever we envision cinematic tales of authoritarianism and the concurrent loss of liberty, the images rarely go beyond…
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Assholes of the Cinema: Dwight Yoakam, Sling Blade (1996)
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Read more: Assholes of the Cinema: Dwight Yoakam, Sling Blade (1996)I don’t mean to be so damned….well, assholish I guess would be the word.
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The Unsung: Conal Cochran, Halloween III
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Read more: The Unsung: Conal Cochran, Halloween IIIGive me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to kill children….
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The Best Film Ever Made About…
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Read more: The Best Film Ever Made About…Everything a married couple experiences during the average evening: lies, recriminations, pettiness, alcohol abuse, adultery, and…
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The Unsung: Duane, Annie Hall (1977)
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Read more: The Unsung: Duane, Annie Hall (1977)Before the Deer Hunter Oscar, there was Duane. Predating Fatboy Slim, the Tarantino flirtation, and More Cowbell – long before his signature style gave birth to an icon.