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Matt Brunson
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Movies reviews only
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Missing (1982) |
A riveting political piece. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Sep 02, 2024
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Marie: A True Story (1985) |
No-frills filmmaking in the best sense. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Sep 02, 2024
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Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967) |
This probably turned out exactly as its makers hoped, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good movie worth checking out. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Sep 02, 2024
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The People's Joker (2022) |
Those who found Todd Phillips’ 2019 Joker edgy and exciting should steer clear of The People’s Joker. But those who found it shallow and sophomoric should take to this dazzling DIY achievement. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Sep 02, 2024
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Northwest Passage (1940) |
A hard-boiled adventure yarn that doesn’t skimp on the harshness or nastiness of the situations on hand. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Sep 02, 2024
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Right Hand of the Devil (1963) |
This veers dangerously close to Ed Wood territory. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Sep 02, 2024
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Five Minutes to Live (1961) |
Cash’s performance runs hot-and-cold, and the film itself is mostly a non-starter. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Sep 02, 2024
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Dixie Chicks: An Evening With the Dixie Chicks (2003) |
THE DIXIE CHICKS: SHUT UP & SING is a stirring tribute to what it really means to be an American. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 25, 2024
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Purple Noon (1960) |
A decadent treat. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 25, 2024
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Top Line (1988) |
Top Line is shameless junk, but it’s also loopy enough to merit a glance. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 25, 2024
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The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995) |
Duvall’s poignant work grants enormous dignity to a character who’s described as a “hopeless loser,” but the material involving the farm couple’s struggles plays like a second-rate Places in the Heart. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 25, 2024
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Navajo Joe (1966) |
One of Burt Reynolds’ first starring features was also one of his most miserable filmmaking experiences, as evidenced by his frequently repeated quip that the movie was “so awful it was shown only in prisons and airplanes because nobody could leave.” - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 25, 2024
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The Last Unicorn (1982) |
Would the act of giving The Last Unicorn a less-than-stellar rating be tantamount to kicking a puppy? - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 25, 2024
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Harum Scarum (1965) |
Harum Scarum is particularly poor, with even Elvis appearing bored by all the soggy shenanigans. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 25, 2024
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Death to Smoochy (2002) |
On balance, this notorious critical underachiever and box office bomb is better than its reputation. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 25, 2024
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Blade Runner (1982) |
Rarely in the annals of film history has a movie received a complete critical and popular reevaluation in as short a period of time as Blade Runner (and those of us who championed it since Day One plugged it at every opportunity). - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 20, 2024
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The Last Emperor (1987) |
This is no dull, dusty biopic that’s forced to solely fall back on its good looks. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 20, 2024
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IF (2024) |
If Krasinski's The Hollars was an agonizing exercise in indie quirk, IF is a torturous dive into mainstream mirth, from a filmmaker who turns pathos into a deadly weapon. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 20, 2024
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) |
Furiosa isn’t as narratively stripped down as Fury Road -- it’s not a bad origin story, just one whose revenge ‘n’ retribution themes are rather expected. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 20, 2024
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The Bikeriders (2023) |
Writer-director Jeff Nichols struggles to define these men -- are they misunderstood romantics or dim-witted louts? -- while Austin Butler did a better job of channeling his inner Elvis than he does of locating his inner Brando (or Dean, if you will). - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 20, 2024
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The Bat Whispers (1930) |
Where to begin when discussing The Bat Whispers, a motion picture whose relative obscurity today belies the fact that it had once been largely influential on a handful of fronts? - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 20, 2024
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Anchorman: Wake Up, Ron Burgundy -- The Lost Movie (2004) |
The original ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY is the sort of film where the concepts of sustained shouting and milking a joke past its expiration date are frequently passed off as cutting-edge comedy, but much of the material is indeed very funny. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 10, 2024
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Sweet Smell of Success (1957) |
Even a three-course meal consisting of lobster bisque, a medium-rare steak, and creme brulee doesn’t come close to matching the exquisite, juicy taste of the dialogue slung around in this riveting drama written by Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 10, 2024
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Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) |
Cheesy fun with the usual quotient of Corman cheesecake. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 10, 2024
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In the Line of Duty 4 (1989) |
Delivers with a series of spectacular action set-pieces supporting an impressively active storyline. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 10, 2024
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In the Line of Duty III: Force of the Dragon (1988) |
There’s no faulting the action, and the climactic warehouse showdown really delivers. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 10, 2024
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In the Line of Duty III (undefined) |
There’s no faulting the action, and the climactic warehouse showdown really delivers. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 10, 2024
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The Rose Tattoo (1955) |
Anna Magnani earned an Oscar for her earthy, unbridled performance. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 10, 2024
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Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) |
The performances are, as expected, strong, but almost everything about this production remains stagebound. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 10, 2024
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Welcome to Spring Break (1989) |
Nightmare Beach turns out to be an interesting and unexpected hybrid of two dissimilar genres: the teen sex romp and the slasher flick. Surprisingly, it works rather well. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 10, 2024
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Savage Apocalypse (1980) |
Whether intentional or accidental, the subtext is there for those who care to apply it, but as a horror film, it’s merely average. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 10, 2024
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Open Range (2003) |
Decidedly “old school” in both content and intent, this doesn’t expand the parameters of the Western but instead feels like a throwback to the types of oaters that populated moviehouses until their fizzle in the late 70s. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 03, 2024
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G.I. Joe (1945) |
Ernie Pyle may provide the eyes and ears, but it’s the heroic exploits of American foot soldiers that drive the film, thus falling perfectly in line with Pyle’s philosophy of honoring the men in the most humane way possible. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 03, 2024
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The Country Girl (1954) |
Grace Kelly won the Best Actress Academy Award for her performance in this film, and while it’s hard to find any serious cinephile today who doesn’t believe the Oscar should have gone to Judy Garland for A Star Is Born, let’s remember two points. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 03, 2024
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Civil War (2024) |
The film isn’t very deep, but it does paint the grimmest picture possible of a divided nation with bodies bodies bodies everywhere. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 03, 2024
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Turbulence (1997) |
It might not be quite as silly a premise as snakes on a plane, but a serial killer on a plane doesn’t sound like there’s much room to maneuver, either for the killer or the screenwriter. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 01, 2024
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Risky Business (1983) |
From Screwballs to Hardbodies, the eighties were jam-packed with inane teen sex comedies -- rest assured, Risky Business is not one of them. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 01, 2024
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Phantoms (1998) |
The Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back exchange ("Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms") is certainly more memorable than anything that actually occurs in this mediocre horror yarn. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 01, 2024
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The Linguini Incident (1992) |
It’s difficult to ascertain which is more anemic, the humor or the charm, although a couple of vignettes land as intended. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 01, 2024
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In & Out (1997) |
During a decade in which gay-themed mainstream movies were about as threatening to hetero audiences as a Care Bears cartoon (Philadelphia, The Birdcage, etc.), here’s another to join the crowd. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 01, 2024
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The Girl on the Bridge (1999) |
It isn’t quite a comedy, isn’t quite a love story, and isn’t quite a melodrama. In fact, part of the appeal of Girl on the Bridge is that it’s difficult to pigeonhole. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 01, 2024
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The Burglars (1971) |
A series of spectacular set-pieces seemingly held together by the flimsiest application of Elmer’s School Glue. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 01, 2024
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Blown Away (1994) |
It’s impossible to take this seriously, even with “The Troubles” informing the tale. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Aug 01, 2024
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The Fall Guy (2024) |
The nifty action sequences never overpower the amusing interludes (love the aural nod to Lee Majors’ The Six Million Dollar Man) or the disarming performances by Gosling and Blunt. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Jul 27, 2024
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Hillbilly Elegy (2020) |
Compared to Glenn Close's Grandma Hillbilly -- excuse me, “Mamaw” -- even Ruth Gordon’s foul-mouthed bellowing as Ma in Every Which Way But Loose looks positively somnambular. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Jul 27, 2024
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Detained (2024) |
As long as the movie focuses on Rebecca versus the world, Detained delivers the goods expected from a sharp thriller. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Jul 25, 2024
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Which Way to the Front? (1971) |
Jerry’s direction is flat-footed, and his incessant mugging goes a looong way. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Jul 22, 2024
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Taxi Driver (1976) |
One of the most disturbing -- and controversial -- studies of loneliness ever placed on screen. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Jul 22, 2024
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Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) |
Peckinpah's attempt to cram in multiple story threads means that some invariably get lost in the shuffle. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Jul 22, 2024
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The Last Stop in Yuma County (2023) |
Ensemble pieces such as this run the risk of employing their characters as nothing more than pawns to be shuffled through the proceedings, but Galluppi and his well-chosen cast do a fine job of not only making these people believable but also interesting. - Film Frenzy
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| Posted Jul 22, 2024
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