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Peaks and Valleys (2020)

7.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Jack is a recluse in the Alaskan wilderness when he sees a bound and naked girl dropped into his...

Alaska Indie Drama

The Muppets - Season 1

7.2 (5 Ratings) Rate It

TV Season Watch

Jim Henson's lovable Muppets return to the small screen in this mockumentary-style series that...

Comic Book Confidential (1988)

7.5 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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Comic Book Confidential is an American/Canadian documentary film, released in 1988. Directed by Ron...

Comic Book Artists Art

The Muppet Movie (1979)

8.4 (18 Ratings) Rate It

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After Kermit the Frog decides to pursue a movie career, he starts his cross-country trip from...

A Flick of the Fingers: The Chequered Life and Career of Jack Crawford

Michael Burns

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Thanks to his discovery of a collection of scrapbooks and memorabilia, writer and filmmaker Michael...

Kirk Bage (1775 KP) rated Lonely are the Brave (1962) in Movies

Mar 3, 2020

Lonely are the Brave (1962)

1962 | Drama, Western

8.0

(1 Ratings)

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Two years on and Douglas has returned to the safety of westerns, looking older and gaunt, if no less charismatic. Something had cooled in him since Spartacus, and approaching 50 years of age, you can see the maturity and heart-ache most evidently in this performance. The tough guy remains, but there is a wistful aspect to Jack Burns that was not there before. He utilised the writing talents of one Douglas Trumbo to convey a “sadistic harshness” he called “the most perfect script I ever read”. Reportedly, in later years, Douglas considered this his best work, and son Michael (who you may have heard of) has also said this was his favourite amongst his father’s prestigious oeuvre. In that context alone, it is worth watching again.