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I'm sorry to bombard you with Christmas shit. I'm really not much of a holiday person. It's just that after reviewing It's a Wonderful Life I've had the awesome Kinks song "Father Christmas" on my mind. It's one of the few Christmas tunes that I wholeheartedly enjoy. "Father Christmas" - The ...
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dir. Frank Capra "You call this a happy family? Why do we have to have all these kids?" -George Bailey Those of a certain age (old) are sure to remember a time when December meant being bombarded on a daily basis with Frank Capra's supposed paean to small town virtues It's a Wonderful Life . ...
Comedy
Frank Capra
Kristen Stewart
dir. David Wain Seeing how subjective comedy is, it should come as no surprise that funny movies are far less likely to get the sort of universal accolades that are heaped on more dramatic work. It nevertheless surprises me when certain comedies I love get critical dog-shit thrown at them. ...
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I love to look through my DVD collection and find movies that I forgot I owned. I don't know how I forgot that I had The Kid Stays in the Picture . It's the perfect background movie. I just re-watched it, and guess what. It's still awesome. I could listen to Robert Evans' pomposity all ...
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Chris Evans
dir. William Rotsler "Not my law, baby. My law says groove, baby. So stay up and don't come down." -Lila Halfway through the sexploitation pic Mantis in Lace , director William indulges in a delicious non-sequitur. An aspiring stripper (henceforth referred to as boobies) approaches a titty bar ...
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I've come to learn in recent years that increased wussiness is an inevitable part of the aging process. Although this change has manifested itself in many ways, the most noticeable one has come in my movie watching. Films now affect me in ways I never thought imaginable (i.e., I'm more prone to ...
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dir. Alec Mills "You've done it again." -Virginia Sheffield Patton Oswalt has stated that The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the most perfect movie title ever created. This title creates a mental image of the movie in one's head before even seeing it. It is also an apt and succinct description of ...
Action
Wednesday
dir. Paul Leder "If you should bump into him, ask him if his name is King Kong." -Col. Davis A*P*E escapes Disneyland-bound ship. A*P*E destroys Korean city. A*P*E flees to mountains. A*P*E kidnaps actress. A*P*E gets chased by military. A*P*E releases actress. A*P*E goes to new Korean city. ...
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dir. Paul Leder "If you should bump into him, ask him if his name is King Kong." -Col. Davis A*P*E escapes ship. A*P*E destroys city. A*P*E flees to mountains. [opening] [end] [flipping a chopper] [end]
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dir. Richard Franklin "You know, that's the trouble with you Australians, you take your games too seriously." -Pat Quid Although I prefer to write about flawed pictures (so as to ridicule them from atop my elitist pedestal), occasionally, I accidentally pick a legitimately good movie and then ...
