Movie Reviews
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Movie Review: Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
The Sweet Smell of Success. is a masterpiece, that tells the story of two of the most unsavory, but radically different characters to even appear on screen. I am always impressed with the depth of character development in movies from this era, a facet, that most modern movie makers seem to ignore. Burt Lancaster plays Read more
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Movie Review:The Glass Onion A Knives out Mystery (2022)
The Glass Onion, A Knives Out Mystery, is the second in the Knives Out series, with Daniel Craig reprising his role as Detective Benoit Blanc. The movie includes an ensemble cast of Craig, Kate Hudson, Ed Norton, Madelyn Cline, Dave Bautista of WWE fame, Jessica Henwick, Ethan Hawke, Leslie Odon Jr and veteran thespian Angela Read more
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Movie Review: The Girl Hunters(1963)
The Girl Hunters is a Film Noir, featuring the hard boiled private eye, Michael Hammer. It is based on a pulp novel of the same name, written by Mickey Spillane. The part of Hammer is played by the man himself, Mickey Spillane. The plot begins with two cops finding a drunk and passed-out Hammer ,on Read more
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Movie Review: Pickings
Pickings, a creation of Usher Morgan is a interesting hybrid of Neo Noir, Drama and Western genres. Shot around New York State on a modest budget of 350,000 dollars, with a predictable, yet fast moving plot , this movie stands out with a well edited screen play, dazzling photography and some over the top characters.The Read more
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Movie Review: The Long Goodbye
“The Long Goodbye” is a 1973 Neo Noir detective thriller based on the book of the same name from Raymond Chandler. Elliott Gould plays the protagonist, the legendary sleuth Phillip Marlow. While Chandler’s Marlow is a serious pensive intellectual who enjoys poetry and chess, Gould’s Marlow is a cat loving accommodating person, who is willing Read more
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Movie Review: Only the Animals
Available on Prime Only the Animals is a hidden gem on prime. It is a non-linear, hyperlink film that has characteristics of several genres, drama, mystery and thriller. What begins as a mystery about a missing woman in a snow storm is revealed to the viewer as a mesmerizing commentary of the loneliness of the Read more
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