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Review of Lonely are the Brave (1962)

By Chase _ (115) on 14 Mar 2008

Thoroughly enjoyable film about the death of the wild & open lifestyle of the west…

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Review of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

By Chase _ (115) on 13 Mar 2008

Great score, some great dialogue. set the stage for many films that followed. I only wish Shaw had met a better end…

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Review of What's Up, Doc? (1950)

By Chase _ (115) on 09 Mar 2008

The last of the great slapsticks. This movie is begging you to turn off your cynicism and love it forever…

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Review of What's Up, Doc? (1972)

By Chase _ (115) on 09 Mar 2008

The last of the great slapsticks. This movie is begging you to turn off your cynicism and love it forever…

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Review of Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)

By Chase _ (115) on 08 Mar 2008

Basically this is worthless and boring crap. The slo-mo running up the stairs shot was kind of neat, though…

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Review of Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

By Chase _ (115) on 03 Mar 2008

Some fantastic, memorable scenes here. Moreau wandering the streets, the interrogation, the photos in the chemicals at the end…

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Review of Stroszek (1977)

By Chase _ (115) on 12 Feb 2008

In so many ways the precursor to all the sad, depressing indie films of this decade…

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Review of Throne of Blood (1957)

By Chase _ (115) on 20 Dec 2007

Kurosawa doesn't need one more person blowing smoke up his ass, but this is by far one of my favorite adaptations of Shakespeare…

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Review of Targets (1968)

By Chase _ (115) on 16 Dec 2007

A story that doesn't really ever come fully together- but Karloff is fantastic playing 'himself' - relevant in '68 because of rfk and mlk-…

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Review of Onibaba (1964)

By Chase _ (115) on 06 Dec 2007

An indictment of religion as a means of repression and control, Onibaba turns moralizing Japanese folk tales on their heads…

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Review of After Hours (1985)

By Chase _ (115) on 01 Dec 2007

Cannot fault the script, the casting or direction. The scene in the gay guy's apartment is hilarious…

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Review of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

By Chase _ (115) on 29 Nov 2007

Yea it's classic, funny and conscious. Lots of talking but it never is boring. You should see it…

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Review of Man Bites Dog (1992)

By Chase _ (115) on 27 Nov 2007

This one of those films that is totally engrossing and you'll recommend it to everyone, but you can't wait for it to end and you probably don't…

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Review of Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)

By Chase _ (115) on 15 Nov 2007