(Review originally written April 2006, contains spoilers) All throughout the fifties, sixties, and seventies cinema’s began filling up with a new kind of movie character. This character was affectionately dubbed ‘the anti hero’. While hero’s of the past were all kind considerate and upstanding citizens who all did their best to uphold the laws of the land and the opinions of movie goers, this new breed of … Continue reading Cool Hand Luke Review
(Review originally written in April 2006, contains some spoilers) Eddy Felson is a man filled to capacity with talent, however what he sorely lacks when first we meet his character in the 1961 classic is ‘character’. He first walks into ‘Ames’ pool hall with a cocky grin hoping only to defeat the great pool hustler Minisota Fats (Played wonderfully here by Jackie Gleason). And he … Continue reading The Hustler Review
In the closing scene of Martin Scorsese’s The Departed a rat crawls across a window ledge. This is a rather overt but appropriate piece of symbolism. Since, for the most part, The Departed is a movie about rats. No, not the furry little rodents your grandma used to set traps out for, the other kind of rat, that being the Henry Hill and Donnie Brasco … Continue reading The Departed Review
You know the story. A poor guy (Leonard DiCaprio) wins a ticket onto the “unsinkable” monster of luxury, Titanic, and then falls in love with the mentally and emotionally lost rich girl (Kate Winslet). They run the whole gauntlet to be together, which includes a snobbish mother (Frances Fisher), a spoiled rich boyfriend (Billy Zane), and oh yeah, a sinking ship (Titanic). All to be … Continue reading Titanic Review
(spoiler warning – this review may contain slight spoilers) If there was to be one word to describe Randy ‘The Ram’ Robinson it would be this: addict. He is an intense abuser of alcohol and several different kinds of drugs, both recreational and otherwise, but that is not what I am talking about here. Robin Ramzinski, which is The Ram’s real name in the movie, … Continue reading The Wrestler Review
“Ever notice how you come across somebody once in a while that you shouldn’t have fucked with? That’s me.” – Clint Eastwood as Walt Kowalski Clint Eastwood is not just an actor, he is an American institution. If they ever make a place on Mount Rushmore for iconic badasses his mug should be the first one etched up there, that is, if they can find … Continue reading Gran Torino Review
On the hot and humid night of July 22nd, 1934, John Dillinger was sitting pretty watching a gangster flick at the Biograph theatre in Chicago, Illinois, enjoying what must have been an all too rare moment of relaxation. It would be the last such moment in his brief but fascinating life, and also the final film he would ever get to see, as when he … Continue reading Public Enemies Review
Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) is the head prison guard on death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary back in 1935. While watching over the Green Mile, Edgecomb meets John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), a gigantic African-American man that was convicted of raping and murdering twin sisters. Unlike most inmates, Coffey has a child-like innocence about him, and as our story unfolds, a bond forms between Edgecomb … Continue reading The Green Mile Review
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