Author: John Welsh
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Boiling Point (1993)
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Read more: Boiling Point (1993)Agent Jimmy Mercer, a divorced father, dreams of a closer relationship with his son. His girlfriend Vikki gave-up on dreams long ago. Red Diamond dreams of one last big score and a life with Mona, who knows dreams seldom come true.
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Diplomatic Courier (1952)
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Read more: Diplomatic Courier (1952)The MacGuffin here is the Soviet plans for the invasion of Yugoslavia, Tito was just a little too independent minded to suit Stalin, who was known to be very crabby at times. He already has East Germany, Poland and most of Eastern Europe so just wants to add to his collection
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The Admirable Crichton (1957)
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Read more: The Admirable Crichton (1957)Any viewer loyal or otherwise of Upstairs, Downstairs or Downton Abbey is clued in as to the social setup (if not, or otherwise not aware of the British Class system, you’d best stop reading now. You’ll be confused for weeks, if not months.
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The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday (1976)
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Read more: The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday (1976)Funny western comedies include 1965’s. Cat Ballou with Jane Fonda (hubba hubba). Lee Marvin won the Oscar…then there were others.
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S.O.B (1981): Standard Operational Bullshit (Hollywood version)
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Read more: S.O.B (1981): Standard Operational Bullshit (Hollywood version)Let’s get something straight. These youngsters who claim they want to work on movies? That’s not what they want. If, IF, you can get a job, it means long hours, hard work, terrible working conditions…
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Hard Boiled Dicks: Goodnight, My Love (1972)
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Read more: Hard Boiled Dicks: Goodnight, My Love (1972)You’ve seen the types in movies over the years. Tough relentless men, searching out the truth no matter where it takes them. They walk down the mean streets of New York, Denver, Seattle, and yes, LA. They are untouched by the corruption of society, keeping true to their own private code.
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The Rapture (1991): John Welsh is not impressed
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Read more: The Rapture (1991): John Welsh is not impressedI watched this piece of shit based on Cale’s article. Has he gone deaf and blind?
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I, Spartacus (2024)
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Read more: I, Spartacus (2024)A mind is a terrible thing to waste.
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A Midwinter’s Tale (1995)
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Read more: A Midwinter’s Tale (1995)An underemployed actor stages a production of Hamlet in order to save a village church from the wrecking ball.
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Inherent Vice (2014)
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Read more: Inherent Vice (2014)Inherent Vice is what Raymond Chandler’s The Long Goodbye would be like is the detectives were the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers (Google it, Gen Xers).