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My Darling Clementine (1946)
“I should think that if nothing else, you’d at least be flattered to have a girl chase you.” I’ve seen two Westerns lately that I need to write about, both by John Ford. It took me a while to get … Continue reading
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Tagged 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, 1940s, cinema, film, Henry Fonda, movies, my darling clementine, ok corral shootout, review, Travis Ryan, Western, wyatt earp
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Nosferatu (1922)
“Blood is life.” Nosferatu is one of the scariest vampires committed to celluloid. His long, slow-moving fingers and eyes like dark portals make for, arguably, the most sinister movie monsters. He’s more creature than man, more lust than logic. He … Continue reading
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Tagged 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, 1920s, classic movies, dracula, film, Halloween, horror, movie review, movies, nosferatu, review, silent film, Travis Ryan, vampire
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Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
“Within a budding grove, the girls think but of love. Hear the radio, drinking tea and to hell with being free. They’ve no idea the bourgeoisie has never hesitated to kill its children.” I thought it would be a while … Continue reading
Ghostbusters (1984)
“Ah, if there’s a steady paycheck in it, I’ll believe anything you say.” I was looking forward to relaxing with Ghostbusters one evening over a month ago, but since then I’ve found that I don’t have much to say about it. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, 1980s, 1984, Bill Murray, blockbuster, cinema, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, film, ghostbusters, Harold Ramis, movie review, movies, review
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Safe (1995)
“We are one with the power that created us. We’re safe and all is well in our world.” Safe is a movie about a lot of things. It’s about class. It’s about gender. It’s about health hysteria in modern America. I … Continue reading
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Tagged 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, 1990s, 1995, cinema, Environmental illness, film, health, indie, movies, review, Safe, Todd Haynes, Travis Ryan
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Solaris (1972)
“When man is happy, the meaning of life and other eternal themes rarely interest him. These questions should be asked at the end of one’s life.” It was with great joy that I unwrapped Solaris, a recent pickup from the Criterion summer … Continue reading
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Night and Fog (1956)
“Who among us keeps watch over this strange watchtower to warn the arrival of our new executioners? Are their faces really different from our own?” I first heard about Night and Fog from another film I watched recently, Hotel Terminus. It was described as … Continue reading
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Tagged 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, 1956, Alain Resnais, documentary, film, holocaust, Jean Cayrol, Michel Bouquet, movie review, movies, narration, Postwar, World War II
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