Category: Movies
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The Amusingly Bonkers: Part 7
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Read more: The Amusingly Bonkers: Part 7I imagine you’ve got some sort of career going on. Presumably you’d like it to end on a high. Or at least suggest an upward trajectory, perhaps rounding things off with a nice, gentle plateau. You certainly wouldn’t want it to finish in ridicule, would you?
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Aku wa sonzai shinai: Evil Does Not Exist
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Read more: Aku wa sonzai shinai: Evil Does Not ExistEvil Does Not Exist, the latest feature from celebrated auteur Ryusuke Hamaguchi, has a title reminiscent of a horror movie, much like Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite.
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Shack Out on 101 (1955)
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Read more: Shack Out on 101 (1955)In 1955 the state of war between the Soviet Union and Germany officially ended. Elvis Presley appeared on television for the first time, and Kermit the Frog was introduced to the world by the young Jim Henson. Yes, Kermit’s a Boomer.
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The Amusingly Bonkers: Part 6
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Read more: The Amusingly Bonkers: Part 6After the big success of his razor-wielding ladyboy turn in Dressed to Kill, Michael Caine put his hand up for another spell of horror. Amazingly, this one was written and directed by none other than Oliver Stone
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McCabe & Mrs. Miller: Another look at an essential Altman film
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Read more: McCabe & Mrs. Miller: Another look at an essential Altman filmFirstly, this is the best analysis of McCabe I recall reading. I’ve not seen again since it’s release in 1971 when Altman was the hot director coming off the success of M*A*S*H
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The Amusingly Bonkers: Part 5
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Read more: The Amusingly Bonkers: Part 5First things first: who thinks it’s a good idea to call an action movie Pentathlon? I bet a fair few people don’t even know what the hell one is.
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Assholes of the Cinema: Richard Benjamin in Diary of a Mad Housewife
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Read more: Assholes of the Cinema: Richard Benjamin in Diary of a Mad HousewifeJonathan Balser (Richard Benjamin) is the biggest asshole in the history of the cinema. He’s so supremely awful, I’ve all but forgotten Erin Brockovich.
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If Anything Happens I Love You (2020)
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Read more: If Anything Happens I Love You (2020)Via Netflix, I first watched this heart-pulverizing work of short-film animation a handful of years ago. It leveled me…
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McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
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Read more: McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)Here at Ruthless, we have and will never stop singing the praises of Robert Altman. He was and he remains Americas greatest director
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If (2024)
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Read more: If (2024)I never had an imaginary friend (IF) as a kid. That’s probably because I watched enough scary movies when I was young that an imaginary friend was too big of a risk.