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Goin' Crazy with Sam Peckinpah and All Our Friends

Max Evans and Robert Nott

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Almost as famous for the legendary excesses of his personal life as for his films, Sam Peckinpah...

Awix (3310 KP) rated The Untouchables (1987) in Movies

Dec 12, 2020

The Untouchables (1987)

1987 | Action, Drama

8.6

(17 Ratings)

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Top-notch gangster drama from Brian de Palma. Idealistic government agent Eliot Ness (Costner) sets out to bring gangster Al Capone (de Niro) to justice, but is he prepared to do what it takes? Veteran street cop Malone (Connery) isn't so sure.

Glossy studio film-making at its most accomplished, with a smart script, strong performances, stylish direction, great action sequences and a fabulous Morricone soundtrack that effortlessly draws you in and leads you through the movie. One is tempted to knock a point off for Connery's attempt at an Irish accent, but this is one of his best performances, and deservedly got him his Oscar - but Costner is very nearly as good in a less showy role. Point added anyway for being a Hollywood action thriller that includes an homage to Sergei Eisenstein. Great stuff.

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Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated The Disaster Artist (2017) in Movies

Sep 25, 2019

Aspiring actor Greg Sestero meets a mysterious man named Tommy Wiseau in his acting classes with Jean Shelton. Hoping to achieve Hollywood stardom, Sestero moves to Los Angeles and signs on to appear in his buddy's project. Financed with his own money, Wiseau writes, directs and stars in "The Room," a critically maligned movie that becomes a cult classic.

There isn't a lot to say about this one. I mainly only went to see it because some people were raving about it. This for me is skirting the fine line of "based on a true story" and reality TV. I cannot watch reality TV, I find it physically distressing watching anything that awkward. That being said, I don't feel like I was missing out on much in this film, and no one else in the cinema seemed to be enjoying it either.

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Makeup Genius

Beauty, Health & Fitness and Lifestyle

7.5 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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Forget everything you know about the makeup camera apps you’ve seen before.. L’Oréal Paris...

Gin Rummy Pro™

Games and Entertainment

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Four versions to play - Gin Rummy Classic, Oklahoma, Straight rummy and Hollywood Gin! Gin Rummy...

Bostonian916 (449 KP) rated The Fanatic (2019) in Movies

Aug 3, 2020 (Updated Aug 3, 2020)

The Fanatic (2019)

2019 | Horror, Thriller

4.6

(5 Ratings)

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Fred Durst directs this John Travolta/Devon Sawa vehicle that finds a mentally "different", Hollywood obsessed Moose (Travolta) tangled into a deadly web of admiration gone sideways.

I've actually seen a fair amount of vitriol thrown at this film from critics and audiences and it's a bit puzzling to me. There are, as pointed out in many reviews across the web, parts of the movie that seem to lack direction and look like missed opportunities. While there are certainly some of those (aren't there always) there are some good things here , too. I actually wonder if Durst included some of those things in order to move forward the fact that Moose is unstable in so many ways and lacks focus on anything of actual relevance in his life.

At the very least, this is worth a watch is you have some free time.