Directed by Mimi Leder I think Pay it Forward wanted to win an Oscar, and because a movie like Crash won, I see why they might think this. But still, Pay It Forward is somewhere between endearing and awful. I'm not sure exactly where. The movie makes great use of Haley Joel Osment, so that's a good jumping … Continue reading Pay It Forward (2000)
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Dead Ringer (1964)
Directed by Paul Henreid Dead Ringer is one of those old 40s-era films noir where a character makes a bad decision and must watch the walls slowly push in for the rest of the film. These are stories about morality and how even just a single decision is enough to doom you and, I suppose, … Continue reading Dead Ringer (1964)
The Chase (1966)
Directed by Arthur Penn It's hard to keep track of all the goings on in Arthur Penn's The Chase. What begins as a slow burn soon erupts into pure chaos as a small Texas town loses its mind while awaiting the arrival of an escaped criminal, Bubber Reeves (Robert Redford). It doesn't much matter who Bubber … Continue reading The Chase (1966)
The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
Directed by Orson Welles So Orson Welles finally came around and made a Netflix movie. Okay that's the joke, I know it's already well-tread, but still, it's kind of crazy to see something like this, right? The Other Side of the Wind was shot on and off between 1970 and 1976, and a lot had … Continue reading The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
Time After Time (1979)
Directed by Nicholas Meyer The most striking scene in Time After Time comes fairly early into the film, when two time travelers from 1893, one accidental and one purposeful, debate the state of the contemporary world (at least as it was in 1979). One of them is H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell), the famous writer who was … Continue reading Time After Time (1979)
Red Dawn (1984)
Directed by John Milius Man this was a strange watch. Red Dawn feels like the type of movie that would be easy to loathe upon its release, but with time and nostalgia it now has a different appeal, bringing to the screen many old, famous faces from the 80s (among them Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas … Continue reading Red Dawn (1984)
Outside Providence (1999)
Directed by Michael Corrente There are a ton of needle drops in Outside Providence, and just about every song on the soundtrack to the 1974-set film is a classic. The film is more or less a series of montages of young love set to the likes of The Who, Wings, The Eagles, Steely Dan, The Doobie … Continue reading Outside Providence (1999)
Poltergeist (1982)
Directed by Tobe Hooper/Steven Spielberg In Poltergeist a vengeful spirit takes over a suburban household and won't leave. At first it's a novelty, providing one of the more amusing moments of the film in which the family plays with the mysterious forces that we as a movie audience know to run away from. Then a tree … Continue reading Poltergeist (1982)
The Rover (2014)
Directed by David Michôd It's ten years after the "collapse," somewhere in Australia, and a sullen figure, Eric (Guy Pearce), just wants his car back. It's stolen from him by a ragged group of survivors, and Eric will spend the rest of the film tracking them down. To do this he enlists the help of … Continue reading The Rover (2014)
The Ritual (2017)
Directed by David Bruckner Luke (Rafe Spall) and three friends set out on a trek through the Swedish mountains to honor their late friend, Rob, who was killed six months previous in a botched robbery which Luke himself survived and due to which now experiences extreme survivor's guilt. When one in the group twists his … Continue reading The Ritual (2017)
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