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Steve Buscemi recommended The Honeymoon Killers (1970) in Movies (curated)

 
The Honeymoon Killers (1970)
The Honeymoon Killers (1970)
1970 | Classics, Drama, Mystery
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"I guess I’m a sucker for black and white. This 1970 independent classic is from writer/director Leonard Kastle, who took over after Martin Scorsese was let go. Shirley Stoler is funny and heartbreaking as the homicidal, jealous companion of scam artist Tony Lo Bianco. Based on a true story, it held particular interest for me because the killers at one point decide to retire to suburban Valley Stream, Long Island, the town where I primarily grew up and directed my first film, Trees Lounge. I once worked with Tony on an episode of the TV series Homicide and excitedly told him he had one of my favorite lines in one of my favorite movies. After sizing me up for a few seconds, he replied, “Well, that would have to be the Honeymoon Killers, and the line of course is, ‘Valley Stream. Valley Stream. What a joke!’”"

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Widows (2018) in Movies

Oct 4, 2019  
Widows (2018)
Widows (2018)
2018 | Crime, Drama, Thriller
7
7.5 (35 Ratings)
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Great cast (0 more)
Not much of a heist (0 more)
A heist film that doesn't quite payoff
A film that's based on an early 80's TV series of the same name. After seeing the cast line up and directed by Steve McQueen I was looking forward to this. It does have a great ensemble cast although the main plot is quite simple and a bit predictable. There are many layers to this film, with plenty of social comments on many themes. Something you expect from Steve McQueen. As a result though the actual heist almost plays second fiddle to all the other subplots and insights. I really thought the heist part would be very clever and elaborate. Instead it pales in comparison to many others of a similar genre. See it for the performances, story and not for the action of the heist itself. This way you'll enjoy the film a lot more.
  
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AJaneClark (3975 KP) rated Strike Back - Season 5 in TV

Aug 11, 2020 (Updated Aug 11, 2020)  
Strike Back - Season 5
Strike Back - Season 5
2015 | Action
9
8.0 (2 Ratings)
TV Season Rating
Casting (0 more)
As an insomniac, I struggle with finding ways to entertain myself for hours... enter my new now tv subscription. And discovering Strike Back. I am not exactly watching them in the intended seasonal order.

Strike Back (season 5) Legacy is a ten part high octane fuelled, action packed explosive drama series, featuring some very familiar faces, some bad language and lots of guns.

This season sees Stonebridge, Scott and the team go through some highs and lows travelling the world from Thailand to North Korea and then Switzerland and the US. They take on a number of bad guys, in completely impossible situations bring some sex and comedy to the mix. It’s hard not to like these two and their antics. Expect some loss, heartache and heroics.

If you are after all out action, easy to follow story lines and basic entertainment, this is the show for you
  
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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The Last Wish in Books

Sep 25, 2021  
The Last Wish
The Last Wish
Andrzej Sapkowski | 2008 | Fiction & Poetry
9
8.5 (14 Ratings)
Book Rating
157 of 250
Book
The Last Wish ( The Witcher book 1)
By Andrzej Sapkowski

Once read a review will be written via Smashbomb and link posted in comments

Geralt de Rivia is a witcher. A cunning sorcerer. A merciless assassin.

And a cold-blooded killer.

His sole purpose: to destroy the monsters that plague the world.

But not everything monstrous-looking is evil and not everything fair is good

. . . and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth.


I’m so glad I decided to start these books! This is a selection of short stories to open up the wither world and Geralt. I loved them all and it made so much more sense matching these shorts to the Tv series. Looking forward to getting stuck into the next book. It also helps I now have Henry Cavil stuck in my head for Geralt!
  
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David McK (3600 KP) rated Rocky Balboa (2006) in Movies

Mar 30, 2022  
Rocky Balboa (2006)
Rocky Balboa (2006)
2006 | Drama
5
7.3 (8 Ratings)
Movie Rating
*cue training music* Gonna fly now ...
I lost interest in the Rocky movies after the second.

Started the third, but ended up switching it off.

Heard the series gets increasingly ridiculous the longer it went on.

I also watched the offshoot Creed relatively recently: found it a bit slow; not really holding my interest.

Nevertheless, I thought I would give Stallone's last movie where Rocky is the leading man when it was on TV, just to see if it would recapture the 'je ne sais qua' (I've probably spelt that completely wrong) of the original.

And it is heavily influenced by that movie, following a lot of the same beats and locations: Rocky getting a chance to reconnect with those in his life, climbing back into the ring to face the undisputed heavyweight champion boxer of the world, and going the distance after an earlier stirring training montage ...