Robert Duvall is an actor’s actor. What that means, the same as when you hear, “…this guy’s a director’s director,” or a “comedian’s comedian,” etc., is basically the actor may be less successful with audiences, […]
I wanted to like Kansas City Bomber. Its mix of exploitative roller derby catfights and melodrama seemed like the perfect Saturday afternoon confection. I’m a big fan of Slap Shot, another 70s sports “entertainment” flick […]
John Sturges’ The Great Escape tells the true story of the daring prison break attempt at the German Stalag Luft III prisoner of war camp in March 1944.
Let me put it out there. I’m not the biggest fan of Spaghetti Westerns. I know, I know. I respect their importance, their place in the pantheon of film history. I enjoy the motifs and […]
There’s no greater joy for a film writer than to stumble upon, or in this case, be given, a movie you’ve never heard of, and in viewing it, realize you’ve got a gem. The Outside […]
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