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Duplicity – Quickie Review

A fun and clever corporate espionage flick. Lots of twists and double-crosses along the way. Terrific chemistry between the two leads and it also features one of the best opening credit sequences you’ll ever see.

5 Faves: IMDb Top 250 – 1 to 25

1. Shawshank Redemption, The 2. 12 Angry Men 3. Inception 4. Usual Suspects, The 5. Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King Just Missed The Cut: The Dark Knight, The Empire Strikes Back, The Matrix, Pulp Fiction, Schindler’s List Need To See: City Of God, The Good The Bad And The Ugly, Seven …

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House Of The Devil, The – Quickie Review

This is a horror movie, through and through. A nice throwback to the horror flicks of the ’70s. A real slow-burner. This movie builds to a tremendous payoff. Co-starring, the always marvelous and criminally under used, Tom Noonan. One of the best horrors in recent memory.

Once – Quickie Review

I love this movie. I can’t stress that enough. A simple story about two people meet and then make music together, literally. It’s not your standard musical where the characters just break into song. It’s woven into the story organically and the results are hypnotic. It’s easily one of my favourite movies as well as …

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5 Faves: Films of 1993

1. True Romance 2. Schindler’s List 3. In The Line Of Fire 4. Fugitive, The 5. Kalifornia Just Missed The List: Iron Monkey, Jurassic Park, Red Rock West, Rudy, Tombstone Need To See: Carlito’s Way, Cronos, In The Name Of The Father, Menace II Society, Philadelphia Comedy Hi-Lites: Dave, Groundhog Day, Heart And Souls, Matinee, …

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Scream – Quickie Review

Upon hearing the news of Mr. Craven, I rewatched this having not seen it for many years. I did it with a bit of trepidation caused by the multitude of meta movies that have come out since its initial release. I found in the past that too many copies can lessen the original. I’m happy …

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