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Ava Gardner plays a moviestar inspired by Rita Hayworth and Humphrey Bogart a writer-director inspired by Joseph L. Mankiewicz in The Barefoot Contessa, Mankiewicz’s takedown of movie business amorality. A glamorous movie about showbiz mendacity, it is both brilliantly self-aware and gorgeous t…
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Classic Golden Age Scene
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As other reviews have mentioned, this isn’t a western, it’s a set of classic Tarantino character studies set in the Wild West. And wild it is; not from an action perspective, but from a character perspective. And that’s the point of the movie. Lots of funny quote-able moments on this entertainin… |
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A great and twisty whodunnit. I rarely get to enjoy what seams to be a dying art in films these days. Compelling characters, intriguing mystery, assumptions turned upside down and riveting until its climax. |
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Uncut Gems could be titled Deadly Sins, with the wages of sin its inevitable conclusion. Populated by a rogues gallery of serious sinners and propelled by seriously sinful decisions, the Safdie Brothers once again wallow through the flamboyant dregs of New York. It’s a glorious car-crash expe…
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Sandler & Garnett
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For grown fans of the original Superman TV show, Hollywoodland soothes a longstanding itch. Engagingly acted and well produced, this whodunnit joins the pantheon of high quality Hollywood murder mysteries. |
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All you have to know is that Liam Neeson is in a film and you’ll be guaranteed lots of upset-style drama and get-it-back style action. Non-Stop is no exception, and with a airliner-terrorism meets sorry-wrong-number thriller. There are enough unique subtleties to the plot line and edge-of-seat s…
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The great Christopher Nolan directs Al Pacino and an oh-so-serious Robin Williams in an icy thriller. For fans of taut detective dramas, it’s all good. A clever cat-and-mouse tale, Insomnia triggers the mind altering condition of its title via Alaska’s summertime sun – all day n’ all night …
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Originally overlooked. Worth watching.
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Tragically hip alt-rock crosses over into madness in the under-titled Frank, about a charismatic band leader and his devoted bandmates. Here’s the thing: Frank wears a large fake head, all the time. Starting in Britain, Frank’s band brings on a guileless recruit before decamping for Ireland,…
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Frank plays guitar.
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What happens when a legendary detective drops in on the murder investigation of a major mystery writer? Rian Johnson’s latest complicated cinematic confection – Knives Out – is what happens. This Agatha Christy homage is loads of fun for nearly two hours. Unfortunately, it’s a 2 hour 10 minute … |
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A very entertaining and thought enspiring yarn about how life changes meaning when faced with your own mortality. This movie should be on everyone’s list of flicks to see. |