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40 Years of Death Wish 3: A Celebration
The Summer of 1985. While I was spending six weeks in Indiana with my maniacal grandmother, learning that yes, a 12-year-old…

Come On, Billy Wilder
C’mon Billy, Come to me, You know I’m waiting, I love you endlessly, C’mon Billy, You’re the only one… These mania-infused…

Great Cocksmen of the American Presidency (Who Are Not Bill Clinton)
Finally, a list without Jimmy Carter.

A Few Ruthless Movie Villains
Here are A Few Ruthless Movie Villains. Villains have been part of movies since their inception. We love them, we love…
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College Basketball Conference Tournaments: A Rant
Read more: College Basketball Conference Tournaments: A RantHere we are down to the final Sunday, where most conferences are showcasing conference championship games. Basketball conference tournaments are grueling affairs, and what do they accomplish?
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Everything About The Woody Allen Allegations. Everything.
Read more: Everything About The Woody Allen Allegations. Everything.And now, prepare to be engrossed by the misery of other people and the shittines of our species.
THE ABC’s
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The ABC’s of Animals Who Have Sexist Or Politically Incorrect Names
Read more: The ABC’s of Animals Who Have Sexist Or Politically Incorrect NamesAholes, Boobies, & Cocks -or- The ABC’s of Animals Who Have Sexist Or Politically Incorrect Names Aholes are silvery fish who live in the Indo-Pacific part of the world (near Hawaii). They spend their days swimming together in schools, but at night they go off to eat by themselves. I guess everyone needs some alone-time…
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The ABC’s of Redneck Culture
Read more: The ABC’s of Redneck CultureAfter most wars, the vanquished get it, but not so in The South. What should be banners of shame and defeat are currently flown and worn with pride. Instead of a White Flag, the Stars and Bars are emblematic of this failed and decaying culture.
MOVIES
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Inspirational Teacher Movies You Need to See
Read more: Inspirational Teacher Movies You Need to SeeTeachers tend to be overworked and underappreciated, it’s unsurprising then that a lot of modern shows have taken to showing teachers as less inspirational figures and more people doing their best with what they have. If you do want to be inspired by a teacher though, here are seven movies for you to check out…
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Upstream Color
Read more: Upstream ColorIt was a nine-year wait between writer-director-producer-actor-composer Shane Carruth’s first film, Primer (perhaps the most realistic, challenging, and compelling time-travel movie ever made), and his masterpiece, Upstream Color, an even more complex and challenging movie, and certainly a more visually appealing one. It has now been nine years since the latter was released, with no…
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The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
Read more: The Man Who Killed Don QuixoteOn January 04, 2018 I wrote an article about Movies That Ruthless Reviews Eagerly Anticipates in 2018. Terry Gilliam worked on this film for an unbelievable 30 years before it finally came to fruition. This is after 10 attempts for this off and on film. No one but the whacky genius Terry Gilliam could have…
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Top Gun: Maverick
Read more: Top Gun: Maverick“Top Gun: Maverick” – Shock and awe. If ever there was a movie where my expectations were set to negative one million, it’s every Fast and Furious movie. One tick higher was Top Gun: Maverick. Like every other Gen X/Millennial, I have fond memories of the original Top Gun, complete with the ability to sing…
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Fucked-Up Films #5: Wolf Creek (2005)
Read more: Fucked-Up Films #5: Wolf Creek (2005)Film Title Wolf Creek Synopsis Australia. The outback. And you thought venomous snakes were scary. Director Greg McLean Cast John Jarratt Nathan Phillips Cassandra Magrath Kestie Morassi What are these sick bastards doing? Actually, Ben, Kristy and Liz aren’t sick bastards. They’re lovely guys partying on the Western Australian coast who are about to undertake…
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300 by Wax
Read more: 300 by WaxTriumph of the Will(y).
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The Shawshank Redemption
Read more: The Shawshank RedemptionI despise Stephen King, his novella of Rita Hayworth, and The Shawshank Redemption. It was an un-readable blot of blueberry mustard smeared on a Maine tourist map from 1973. Why ’73? Well, that’s the last year of Maine’s state pride as it is the last year it WOULD NOT be associated with this human cowlick…
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Hold The Dark
Read more: Hold The DarkWith Hold the Dark, Jeremy Saulnier’s third such endeavor and fourth feature, the director’s reputation as a state-hopping connoisseur of America’s backwoods is well and truly confirmed. A reputation not so much for achievement as inclination; mainly an infatuation with subcultures situated at the peripheries of mainstream society. His penchant for uncompromising and violent depictions…
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Escape From Alcatraz (1975)
Read more: Escape From Alcatraz (1975)We have discussed this many times, the separation of the actor from the person and the person’s politics and religion. In the movie review world, except for rare occasions like the aging Queen Rex Reed, an actor or director’s greatness overwhelms whatever personal shenanigans that he or she might harbor in real life. Nevertheless, Clint…
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