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The Unsung: Abe Reles in Murder, Inc.
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Read more: The Unsung: Abe Reles in Murder, Inc.The year is 1960. Hope is in the air, Camelot beckons, and a previously unknown young actor named Peter Falk is about to make his cinematic debut in Murder, Inc.
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When Nature Attacks, Part 4: Night of the Lepus (1972)
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Read more: When Nature Attacks, Part 4: Night of the Lepus (1972)Funny thing about bunny rabbits, they don’t scare in quite the same way as, say, roaches, rats, sharks, or frogs. Even giant rabbits
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80’s Action Hall of Fame: Warren Stacey, 10 to Midnight
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Read more: 80’s Action Hall of Fame: Warren Stacey, 10 to MidnightI can hear it now. For the inaugural induction into the Ruthless 80s Action Hall of Fame, you choose some marginal figure, while ignoring Charles Bronson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Sly Stallone? All worthy candidates, of course
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Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
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Read more: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)Yes, it is madness…Normally I strive to be elevated in my criticism, preferring the lofty and the urbane to rank obscenities and childish adjectives. Now, however, I must resort to the only words available to me — Once Upon a Time in the West kicks fucking ass!
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When Nature Attacks, Part 3: Food of the Gods (1976)
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Read more: When Nature Attacks, Part 3: Food of the Gods (1976)Sweet little old Mrs. Skinner (Ida Lupino), soft-spoken and dressed like a park ranger, has gone and done a terrible thing. Feeding toxic sludge to chickens. Chaos ensues.
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Films Feminism Forgot: Harriet Craig (1950)
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Read more: Films Feminism Forgot: Harriet Craig (1950)A marriage without children is not only pointless, but arguably as dangerous as plutonium.
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When Nature Attacks, Part 2: Frogs (1972)
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Read more: When Nature Attacks, Part 2: Frogs (1972)Jason Crockett is a dick. Played by Ray Milland, only 27 years removed from the Oscar-winning The Lost Weekend, Crockett wastes away in his wheelchair,
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When Nature Attacks, Part One: Squirm (1976)
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Read more: When Nature Attacks, Part One: Squirm (1976)The opening crawl – ominous, spare, and all-too-revealing of a film lacking the budget to show rather than tell – speaks to a developing horror about to befall a small Southern town
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Assholes of the Cinema: Claire Bloom in Look Back in Anger
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Read more: Assholes of the Cinema: Claire Bloom in Look Back in AngerJimmy is hateful, miserable, self-serving, and disgusting, so naturally, Helena falls in love.
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Kurosawa (2002)
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Read more: Kurosawa (2002)Non-fucked up Japanese culture. This is the best way to spend a few hours with one of the greatest filmmakers who ever lived.