The OTHER critically acclaimed film of 1960, The Apartment paints a sordid and complex view of life in white collar New York City. C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemon) is a low-level accounting clerk at fictional Consolidated Life in Manhattan and is a bit of a pushover. He once let a friend use his apartment for the […]
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#79 The Wild Bunch — The AFI Top 100 – Reviewed by Tony
1969’s The Wild Bunch is the first Western on the AFI list. If AFI has a bias against comedies, it would appear to have a bias in favor of Westerns, with 4 making the list. Maybe that’s appropriate – the Western genre, although it has receded in the past 25-30 years (despite occasional attempts at […]
#78 Modern Times — The AFI Top 100 – Reviewed by Tony
It is sort of odd to watch a film that was made 84 years ago that is a commentary on “Modern Times” but that’s exactly how I spent the morning. 1936’s Charlie Chaplin (mostly) silent film about an economically struggling factory worker is an interesting mix of social commentary, slapstick comedy and outright weirdness. Chaplin […]
#77 All the President’s Men — The AFI Top 100 – Reviewed by Tony
1976’s telling of The Washington Post reporting by Woodward and Bernstein that led to Richard Nixon’s resignation, All the President’s Men makes the AFI list at #77. Robert Redford plays the ambitious young Bob Woodward, a reporter with only 9 months of experience with The Washington Post who gets assigned to a boring story about […]
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#76 Forrest Gump — The AFI Top 100 – Reviewed by Tony
1994’s Forrest Gump is a film about which I have always had mixed emotions. In that year, I felt the innovative and clever Pulp Fiction was robbed out of the best picture award in favor of a safer, more mainstream film. As I rewatched the 142 Tom Hanks sort-of epic, sort-of love story many years […]
Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks — Rose Reads Novels
Uncommon Type is a collection of short stories by Tom Hanks. Yes, that Tom Hanks, actor, director, producer, screenwriter and all-round good guy. As it turns out he can write short stories, too. Each story in this collection features a typewriter. I was reliably informed by Honey-Bunny in a conversation about what we were each […]
Back Issues: Ranking Robins — Dr. K’s Waiting Room
Call me crazy, but I have a real fondness for the character of Robin. It really irks me when people (especially movie directors) rag on Batman’s colourful sidekick; debuting in 1940, about a year after Batman’s momentous first appearance, Robin has been an essential staple of Batman’s world for over eighty years so to suggest […]
‘Hamilton’ Movie Earns PG-13 Rating Despite Multiple F-Words — National Post
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” movie, debuting on Disney Plus, will be rated PG-13 due to “language and some suggestive material.” The original Broadway production features enough expletives to trigger an R-rating based on rules established by the Motion Picture Association of America, the organization that dispenses parental guidance on film content. However, […]
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“The Firm” Paired With Red Stripe Jamaican Lager — The Beer Lover’s Guide
“The Firm” is a 1993 thriller directed by Sydney Pollack, with script by David Rabe, Robert Towne, and David Rayfiel and based on the 1991 novel “The Firm” by John Grisham. It stars Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter, Hal Holbrook, and David Strathairn. The movie follows Mitch McDeere (Cruise) a […]
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You Should Have Left Quick Bite — redmangoreviews
Sommerleigh Pollonais – Senior Writer What would you get if you mashed The Shining with The Amityville Horror? Well, you would get property that would be impossible to rent out on AirBnB, but you’ll also get a movie like You Should Have Left. Starring Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried, the story is a simple one […]
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