WATCH NOW I did not know of this indie film from 2008 until I found it on the television a few years ago when I was extremely bored in my hotel room. This is a wonderful little gem of a movie. “The Great Howard Buck” is a simple story of an aging mentalist named Buck […]
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WATCH NOW “Bullet Train” is an action movie that might as well have been animated and for the most part looks and feels like one. The action unfolds on a bullet train speeding through Japan nevertheless much of the film was filmed on green-screens and the accompanying cityscapes and countryside miniature sets. The characters are
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WATCH NOW Because of how cliche Christmas at the Ranch is, I began thinking about the genre of Christmas romances as a whole. Specifically, I question whether Christmas romances count as an exploitation subgenre. Christmasploitation. Obviously, if your definition of exploitation requires mature content, they do not. But there are elements of Christmas romances that
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WATCH NOW The film, as well as the character interactions, was absolutely ludicrous, and not in the good way. What’s this about a prostitute in the film? Oh right, I forgot that the depths of drama and creativity for this movie’s creators reside there. ”Double take” should be called ”Misplaced quotations” because the suspense of
WATCH NOW Directors impact projects in unique ways. That might seem a straightforward statement, but it can prove interesting (or, if you want to be pedantic about it, informative) to observe that truth in progress. Michael Winterbottom is quite a multi-talented director. Frank Cottrell Boyce, for instance, has worked on several contemporary treasures (and in
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WATCH NOW The Dick Tracy comic strip had an element of inbreeding as if its characters were exposed to the same cosmic radiation and placed in an amalgamation of dysfunctional criminal lunatics. After I stopped appreciating cartoon pandas in comic books, the first strip I read was Dick Tracy. What I remember vividly are the
WATCH NOW The movie THE TOY featuring Jackie Gleason and Richard Pryor is a witty remake of the movie which was directed by Arnold Becker. It was written by Michael Ashcroft and was originally released back in 1979 and features a more comedic approach. The film follows the concept of a business mogul unboxing his
WATCH NOW This film is so complex and philosophical at the same time. arche Marc Forster’s “Stranger Than Fiction” is a romance, comedy, and fantastical film all in one but it is in actuality a fable, stories that derive a moral lesson, just like Eric Rohmer says. Will Ferrell is in this film and like
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WATCH NOW “Only You,” Directed by Norman Jewison is the exact kind of romance that we would barely be able to find today in Hollywood. It makes no sense at all, and is set in the gorgeous Italian regions of Venice and Positano. The story is light and true fantasy, and filled with amazing scenery,
A Nightmare begins in “Go Chase Yourself” that series unmistakably encapsulates the consuming world of Maria’s dreams. By resembling a relatively close to Amanda Rodriguez, Maria, as a character, is close to Maria. The character is in possession of high martial arts skills which allows her to actively defend during the assault. Now the scene
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