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Homicide (1991) This movie is about a man's denial of ancestry and how this denial has ironically actually worked for him as a person. Of course, once he begins to engender his Jewish roots things start to go downhill. Difficult material to be explored, but this film does it with aplomb. This is a difficult and depressing movie about a guy we all really want to cheer for. And he let us down for what seem like the right reasons. The acting was more than solid, with Joe Mantegna playing a very compelling part as a front-line detective. It is always nice to see William H. Macy in any role, and his role here could only have been bettered by more screen time. Direction was wonderful, and allowed for the subtleties that film was trying to express find repose in the more than casual viewer. Great film! Merci beaucoup.
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Grindhouse presents: Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof" (2007): A movie about a psychopathic Stuntman known as "Stuntman Mike" played by the marvelous Kurt Russell. Amazing movie, fantastic catch phrases, and camera work. I love the character Stuntman Mike and the whole 1970s southern western feel to everything. Quentin Tarantino's bar keeper character, "Warren" was also great. I give this movie a 7.5/10 The ending was kinda weird.
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The Unknown Woman.................recommended
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Red River
One of my favorite westerns and a flat-out fantastic film. Carpenter borrored heavily from it. It came on cable last night and I couldn't resist... the wife even fell under its spell. 9/10
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Just watched 80's remake of The Blob. Talk about a giggle fest! Also watched Black Christmas (the original) for the 1st time. Holy crap was it creepy!
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