Category: Features
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
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Read more: Maleficent: Mistress of EvilYou keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. I am almost certain I have used that tagline on previous reviews, but can you blame me for repeating myself? The Princess Bride is a brilliant film with eminently quotable lines and that line in particular is just too…
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Downton Abbey (2019)
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Read more: Downton Abbey (2019)The Triumph of the Servant’s Hall It begins with news of a royal visit and ends with a waltz. In between you see romance, duty, honor, intrigue, respect for tradition and hope for the future. You hear that rarity in today’s movies, literate dialogue. It is a joy to watch. The cinematography has natural look…
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Parasite (2019)
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Read more: Parasite (2019)Until the night I saw Parasite, I had been struggling to decide what my favorite movie so far this year has been. There have been many contenders, from highly anticipated sequels like John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum and Avengers: Endgame to wild, weird arthouse flicks like Midsommar and Relaxer, not to mention the feature film…
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The Truth About Getting a DUI in Las Vegas
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Read more: The Truth About Getting a DUI in Las VegasThere are so many events that come up in the year requiring us to celebrate with friends and family. Whether it’s just a simple party at home with a few friends, a Christmas gathering or a wedding party, we will most definitely find ourselves drinking and in some cases drinking a lot of alcohol. It…
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30 Nights (2018)
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Read more: 30 Nights (2018)I’ve said it before and will say it again, we really have some great fans and readers here at Ruthless. I was contacted by Mandy Kaplan, asking if I would screen and review her movie. I always look, because I have discovered some really outstanding Indie movies like The Road To The Well and Piranha…
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NFL Week 7: Popeye’s or Chick-Fil-A Edition
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Read more: NFL Week 7: Popeye’s or Chick-Fil-A EditionWell, it was bound to happen eventually. We split the baby for the first time last weekend, with wins from the Saints (thanks Pope!) and Cardinals, a Philly loss, and an absolute disgrace of a performance on the part of the Dallas Cowboys. They lost straight-up to the Jets on national television, and what’ worse,…
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The Human Centipede III (2015)
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Read more: The Human Centipede III (2015)As both of my readers might know, I work at an indie/art-house movie theater in New York City. What you might not know, and might even find surprising, is that that is the type of venue at which the pretty much universally reviled Human Centipede movies get their theatrical exhibitions. The first one was kind…
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5 Best Movies to Watch to Improve Your Gambling Skills
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Read more: 5 Best Movies to Watch to Improve Your Gambling SkillsWhat better way to get into the mood and prepare for an exciting trip to Vegas or a night of poker with friends than to watch gambling based movies? In fact, even if you’re just planning a visit at Royal Vegas to enter an online casino tournament, gambling movies are a great way to feel…
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Joker: Is The Joke on Us?
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Read more: Joker: Is The Joke on Us?Joker. It is an extraordinary film, clever, well made, beautifully acted and I feel destined to become a classic. A rare five-star rating from me, recommended for any lover of psychological thrillers, crime film noir, psychological horror and very (very) black comedy. The well named Joker film is exactly that, a Joke on the modern…
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Toning Down the Terror: Another look at Stephen King at the Movies
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Read more: Toning Down the Terror: Another look at Stephen King at the MoviesFew authors in the 20th century (or any time, for that matter) have been more frequently adapted for the movies than the favorite son of Maine, Stephen King. This Halloween season, I wanted to offer a look at some (not nearly all) of those movie adaptations and the ways in which certain elements were changed…