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Review of CQ (2001)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for ToxicUniverse.com (106) on 18 Jul 2002

CQ may one day be fondly remembered as Roman Coppola's brief pretentious period before going on to other films that actually tell a story…

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Review of Eight Legged Freaks (2002)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for ToxicUniverse.com (106) on 18 Jul 2002

Elkayem's film is clearly targeted to capture young teens for no other reason than to rip off their ticket money…

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Review of Red Beard (1965)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 11 Jul 2002

Many directors still have never created one film equal to Red Beard, which only pales when compared to Kurosawa's greatest films…

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Review of Ballad of a Soldier (1959)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 11 Jul 2002

Had Ballad of a Soldier received wider play in 1960, more Americans would have realized that individual Russians are real human beings…

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Review of Amadeus (1984)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 27 Jun 2002

Never before have phrases like 'sh*t marble' been uttered in film, and true genius is presented unpretentiously…

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Review of It Happened One Night (1958)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 11 Jun 2002

stands as a significant landmark in cinema history, giving birth for more romantic comedies to come…

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Review of Sands of Iwo Jima (1950)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 11 Jun 2002

One of the better U.S. propaganda films of the 40s, filled with American ideals and values…

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Review of It Happened One Night (1934)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 11 Jun 2002

stands as a significant landmark in cinema history, giving birth for more romantic comedies to come…

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Review of Kwaidan (1965)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for ToxicUniverse.com (106) on 23 May 2002

the ghostly samurai court listening to Hoichi, and the samurai battle effectively form visual haikus that remain in the mind's eye…

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Review of Habit (1997)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 16 May 2002

Fessenden's minimalist film is tightly constructed to haunt without terrorizing, playing far deeper on our psyches than surface level horror…

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Review of Habit (1981)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 16 May 2002

Fessenden's minimalist film is tightly constructed to haunt without terrorizing, playing far deeper on our psyches than surface level horror…

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Review of The Firemen's Ball (1967)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 09 May 2002

the film strikes deeper chords and reminds us how important artistic freedom is to any lover of cinema…

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Review of Fear Strikes Out (1957)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 27 Apr 2002

This competent study of a baseball player going wacko is interesting enough for a one-time rental…

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Review of The Graduate (1967)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 13 Apr 2002

little more than screwball comedy with some great scenes, a memorably poignant Mrs. Robinson, and some great music videos…

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Review of Nosferatu (1922)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 11 Apr 2002

Nosferatu stills could easily fill a solid wing at an art gallery-they wouldn't be out of place at the MOMA right next to its Picassos…

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Review of Promises (2001)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 29 Mar 2002

devastatingly direct to the heart of the matter, demonstrating that there is no easy walk toward peace in a region with such strong conflicting…

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Review of Arlington Road (1999)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for ToxicUniverse.com (106) on 17 Mar 2002

serves little more than forgettable rental fodder for some evening when you are in the mood for mindless junk food…

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Review of Breaking Away (1979)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 15 Mar 2002

Calling Breaking Away a 'feel good' movie is far too limiting…

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Review of We Were Soldiers (2002)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for ToxicUniverse.com (106) on 04 Mar 2002

it's a competent film-based on real life experiences in Vietnam by someone other than Oliver Stone…

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Review of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 03 Mar 2002

Over a dozen Tennessee Williams' plays have been translated on celluloid 41 times to date, yet none match this production…

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