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Reserved Seating: THE FIRM
The review duo who forgot to talk about Tom Cruise doing flips in the first act.
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Blu-ray Review: INVALUABLE: THE TRUE STORY OF AN EPIC ARTIST
by Anthony King Another documentary specifically for Dead Heads. The Synapse Films release of Ryan Meade’s documentary about Tom Sullivan, creator of the make-up effects in the first three Evil Dead movies called Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist is a touching tribute to a largely unheralded artist and craftsman, yet it simply…
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Johnny California: 4K Roundup
by JB How much do I love these 4K discs? How often do I spin these 4K discs? I will tell you… … I spin so many of these @#&^%$#!! discs I have just blown out my first 4K player. That’s right, gentle readers, a few days ago my Sony UBP- X800 gave up the…
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Notes on Film: Gratitude Through Movies
by Anthony King Last week I was having a hard time coming up with something to write. Because of something someone said to me the day before I was throwing myself a little pity party. Self-pity can be a terribly destructive drug. Social media (the world) is full of self-pity addicts – present company included.…
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Friday Night Double Features Vol. 32
by Adam Riske and Patrick Bromley More double features to check out after you watch Barbenheimer! Double Feature 1: Adam: #1: Terrifier (2016) Patrick: #2: The Day the Clown Cried (1972) Patrick: Trailers/Shorts: Shakes the Clown, Quick Change, The Greatest Show on Earth Patrick: Theme: The Crying on the Inside Kind I Guess Patrick: I…
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Notes on Film: Never Stop Discovering
by Anthony King You never know when you’ll find your next favorite movie. I’m fortunate enough that Patrick gives me space to write about whatever I please. Most of the time I use this column as a sounding board or a way to process nagging thoughts. Regular readers know I like to float down the…
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Blu-ray Review: THE IRON PREFECT
by Anthony King Director Pasquale Squitieri’s biopic of Italian prefect Cesare Mori, The Iron Prefect (1977), is a plodding albeit semi-interesting (in the academic sense) crime movie about the takedown of the Sicilian Mafia in 1925. At first glance one may assume this to be an action-packed poliziotteschi filled to the brim with bright red…
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Johnny California: THE NUTTY PROFESSOR in 4K
by JB Few figures in the history of film are more divisive than Jerry Lewis.The Nutty Professor is widely considered to be his masterpiece. I was quite happy when Paramount announced it would be releasing the 1963 Nutty Professor on 4K Blu-ray. Although opinions of Jerry Lewis’s body of work run the gamut from “low-grade…
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Notes on Film: My Brain, the Enigma
by Anthony King Why so contrarian? I haven’t word-vomited for over a month in this column. I feel the pressure building. I recorded a podcast last night where I realized I contradicted myself on prior attitudes and beliefs I stood by in the recent past. Rather than backtrack and dig myself a grave by needlessly…
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2K Replay: THE MATRIX RELOADED & THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS
by Adam Riske Nominated for “Best Official Film Website” (for both films) at the Online Film & Television Association Awards. It lost to Kill Bill Vol. 1. • Best Scenes/Moments: The freeway chase in The Matrix Reloaded and Trinity’s death scene in The Matrix Revolutions. • Best Songs: Tie between “Sleeping Awake” by P.O.D. and…