Deadpool (2016)

All right, folks…I, like so many of YOU by now…have drank the Kool-Aid that is ‘Deadpool’. Sure, it’s about a week late…but who cares…I’ve now had what is now being considered the most profitable R-Rated opening EVER seared into my puny little mind…and I loved it! Now I will admit, prior to the abysmal first […]

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Paths of Glory (1957)

When most cinephiles think of the films of the late, great Stanley Kubrick, most often they’ll ‘default’ to titles like ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ (1968), ‘The Shining’ (1980), or ‘Full Metal Jacket’ (1987). Arguments can also be made for the inclusion of ‘Dr. Stangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb’ […]

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Play Misty for Me (1971)

Um…yeah. Ok…I guess accomplished directors have to get their start SOMEWHERE. Besides being well renowned as an actor and jazz pianist, Clint Eastwood is very highly regarded for his skills in the director’s chair, and more often than not…his films are of a surprisingly solid quality. Having said that, I do have to mention that […]

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The Revenant (2015)

Holy shit! Now THAT…was a gawddamn movie! Wait…scratch that…’The Revenant’ is an EXPERIENCE, not JUST a movie. That’s a far more accurate description. I walked outta the flick about an hour ago…and I still feel numb. I feel…pummeled. And I say that as a good thing. This film COULD be the new definition of the […]

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The Third Man (1949)

As I’m sure I’ve mentioned in previous scribblings, I’m a huge fan of the trappings and style of the ‘film noir’ genre. Earlier this week, while reading an unrelated article, I came across mention of this apparently ‘classic’ entry into the genre and decided to give it a whirl, as I was in the mood […]

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Bone Tomahawk (2015)

I recently had the good fortune of seeing Quentin Tarantino’s latest flick, the very cool and slightly long ‘The Hateful Eight’, starring veteran bad-ass Kurt Russell (‘The Thing’). In that one, Russell plays a rough bounty hunter in the Old West days following the American Civil War. Just prior to jumping into bed with QT […]

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The Hateful Eight (2015)

  Yes, folks…as to be more or less expected at this point, Quentin Tarantino has done it again! I, like SO many film geeks out there, love Tarantino’s work, going back to his still outstanding feature film debut, 1992’s ‘Reservoir Dogs’. He has a unique understanding of film and its place in pop culture, and […]

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