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Downfall

June 22nd, 2010 · No Comments

Morbidly compelling look at the death throes of the Third Reich and Hitler. The lunacy, dementia and slavish devotion by the surrounding characters leave the viewer both amazed and incredulous.
 

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Bon Cop, Bad Cop

June 22nd, 2010 · No Comments

This film offers almost nothing of interest. If you’re into bland bonhomie, c’est le film pour vous!

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The Counterfeiters

June 22nd, 2010 · No Comments

A compelling story of the plight of a Jewish forger in the death-camps facing Hobson’s choice, and his unwillingness to come to terms with his undeniable and inconvenient humanity.

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Doug Stanhope: No Refunds

January 4th, 2010 · No Comments

Watched half of this and was very pleasantly surprised. Here is a guy who is not afraid to allude to his career as a misadventurous path toward enlightenment and self-destruction, all the while cheekily pointing out all that’s wrong with modern American society. You may find his material obvious or bluntly delivered, but I find […]

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Black Ops

June 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Rote blarney about a “Nazi super-guy” who is infused into a ship somehow. This couldn’t have more macho- and testosterone-laden stereotypes if it had been penned by SpikeTV or the Pentagon. Truly awful.

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Kontroll

June 14th, 2009 · No Comments

Everyone loved this movie. I did not. I thought it was dark, dull and pointless. It just didn’t interest me at all. Hungarian cinema can shag off if this is what they have to offer. Disappointing

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Meeting Resistance

June 14th, 2009 · No Comments

Looks at life on the “terrorist” side of the “official” debate. For the most part these are ordinary people who say they are resisting the occupation of their homeland. Agree or not, it’s worth a watch.

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David Icke Movie

May 12th, 2009 · No Comments

This cat is interesting and has some intriguing things to say. He’s actually a pretty energetic speaker, which is good because his presentation is about 6 hrs. I don’t expect anyone will watch this.

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2012: Doomsday

April 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Juxtaposing the Book of Revelations with Mayan prophecy and a bit of sci-fi scare thrown in, this jumbled mess seeks to evoke some apocalyptic spirituality, but the only real tragedy is this film.

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Grass

April 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Amusing look at the US govt propaganda and lies in the name of eradicating the “most dangerous drug in America.” These dishonest shills are ridiculous and illogical, but funny nonetheless.

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Eureka

April 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Initially promising creative intrigue, this quickly lost that promise to become more of the light-hearted unexceptionality that is far too common on the Sci-fi channel, see e.g. Stargate.

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Southland Tales

April 10th, 2009 · No Comments

This movie is so skewed, hokey, and preposterous, yet strangely amusing. Perhaps it’s the legions of B-list actors they got to play the increasingly ridiculous roles. Not a loss if you miss it.

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Anatomy of Hell

April 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Rocco in a legit movie. Can’t believe it. This film is explicit, clinical and morbid. Not fo the faint of heart. In fact many of you would hate this. Not recommended for those more delicate friends.

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Broken

April 10th, 2009 · No Comments

This [movie] is complete tripe. Forget about this nonsense and drink some hot-dog water instead. You’ll certainly feel better than if you watched this hokum.
(2006 horror film)

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The Invasion

March 24th, 2009 · No Comments

This is yet another remake of the Invasion of the Bodysnatchers and it is suitably trite and hackneyed. A not unpleasant waste of time.

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Frontline: The Dark Side

March 24th, 2009 · No Comments

Excellent expose of how Cheney and his cadre of servile believers engineered the invasion of Iraq and reshaped our government to implement their ideology.

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Angel-A

March 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment

 
Interesting French, sorry, Freedom film shot in Paris about a little man’s struggle to crawl out from under his rock and change his life. He’s helped along by a statuesque blond who is what she seems.

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Aguirre

February 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment

These were mountains I would climb,
trees my canopy, friends with heartbeats,
coated in feathers and hair. These, you
destroyed, with a glint of your fangs, and
a snap of your whip, painfreeze memorize
hate turns to enslavement worse than
death.

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blown away

February 24th, 2009 · No Comments

Angels Don’t Sleep Here
This movie was pathetically weak. Complete waste of time. Best part, Roy Scheider getting blown away. I think Jaws shot him. Don’t waste your time with this offal.

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No End in Sight

February 24th, 2009 · No Comments

This is a fascinating film. A few ideologues who never served in the military undermined and then discarded years of post Saddam planning by army planners. The incompetence is staggering.

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Such dung

February 24th, 2009 · No Comments

El Topo
A complete waste of time. Meandering senselessness. I cannot overstate my disdain for this self-indulgent tripe. This reached cult status? Perhaps amongst a cult of scatologists! Such dung. . .

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Indebted

January 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Anyone who believes that the financial industry isn’t raping and herding the the American people into an indentured servitude, perhaps indebted servitude, should watch this. It’s appalling.

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Absurd, in a good way

January 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Nice homage to the zombie style B movies of the 70s.Obviously over the top and preposterous, but a good cast keeps it together. Patently absurd. That’s why its good. Jeff Fahey and Machete!!

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yesterday’s Hollywood

November 25th, 2008 · No Comments

This a a refreshing return to movie making with exceptional acting, intrigue and a tortuous storyline. Mainly because it is not of today’s Hollywood, but rather of yesterday’s Hollywood.

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poor slob

November 25th, 2008 · No Comments

This movie should have been called The City of Violins, at least that would explain why it’s such a snoozefest. Poor action, poor acting, poor story, poor slob me that watched it. Enough said.

 

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Hacking Democracy

October 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Interesting film on the US voting process, the blatant flouting of voting laws on the books, the insidious deceit and lies of the private voter machine corps and our complete helplessness to stop it.
 

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Dig

November 15th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Chaotic mishmash of the vicissitudinous existence of the Anton, spastic creative genius of the Brian Jonestown Massacre. A surprising look at a man with a philosophy of self sabotaging solipsism.

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