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Embracing the Melodrama #32: Ordinary People (dir by Robert Redford)
For the past seven days, I’ve been reviewing — in chronological order — fifty of the most memorable melodramas ever filmed. We started with a silent film from 1916 and now, we have reached the 80s....
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Back to School #70: Lymelife (dir by Derick Martini)
Lymelife is an odd but occasionally effective indie film from 2008. Taking place in 1979, the film tells the story of two brothers living on Long Island. The older brother, Jimmy Bartlett (Kieran...
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Shattered Politics #87: The Ghost Writer (dir by Roman Polanski)
In the 2010 film The Ghost Writer, Ewan McGregor plays a character known as the Ghost. We never actually learn the name of his character and that’s perhaps appropriate. The Ghost has made his living...
View ArticleThe Haunting of Hill House, S1E1, Steven Sees a Ghost, Review By Case Wright
Happy Horrorthon! Hill House came early this year. Here we go! Hill House has been remade many different ways. This time it’s done by Mike Flanagan of Gerald’s Game (Netflix). The show splits its...
View ArticleWhat If Lisa Had All The Power: 2019 Emmy Nominations Edition
In a few hours, the 2019 Emmy nominations will be announced! Since I love awards and I love making lists, it’s an annual tradition that I list who and what would be nominated if I had all the power....
View Article18 Days of Paranoia #4: The Falcon and the Snowman (dir by John Schlesinger)
The 1985 film, The Falcon and the Snowman, tells the story of two friends. They’re both wealthy. They’re both a little bit lost, with one of them dropping out the seminary and the other becoming a...
View Article18 Days of Paranoia #11: Betrayed (dir by Costa-Gavras)
The 1988 film, Betrayed, starts out on a strong note but then quickly becomes annoying as Hell. It opens with shots of a radio talk show host, an outspoken liberal named Sam Kraus (Richard Libertini)....
View ArticleHorror Film Review: The Dark Half (dir by George Romero)
It will always fascinate me that Stephen King, one of the most popular writers in the world and one of the legitimate masters of horror, also has one of the least inspiring accounts on twitter....
View ArticleAvenger (2006, directed by Robert Markowitz)
Calvin Dexter (Sam Elliott) is a former CIA agent who now works as a professional avenger. No, that doesn’t mean that he knows Iron Man or that he works with John Steed and Mrs. Peel. Instead it...
View ArticleIceman (1984, directed by Fred Schepisi)
Scientists at an arctic base make an amazing discovery when they find the body of a prehistoric man that has been perfectly preserved in the ice. Dr. Stanley Shepherd (Timothy Hutton) and his fellow...
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