Set up our movie projector in Teo’s room for the first time tonight and threw this on for our inaugural screening. Had a great time. Can't Beat The Real Thing. Always Coca-Cola.
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Malcolm X 1992
I know this shouldn’t be the first thing I mention but man, it’s pretty funny to watch an incredible, stirring 3 hour epic about the life of Malcolm X and then suddenly at the last second Bill Cosby pops up onscreen during the end credits. DOH! But hey, shoutout to The Cos for being among the handful of rich black celebrities that gave Spike the money he needed to finish this film, cuz other than the Bill Cosby cameo it’s really good.
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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat 2024
Mind-blowing. All-archival history doc nirvana. Absolute marvel of editing and sound design and storytelling. Yes yes yes yes yes. Available on Kanopy (my favorite streaming service that is free of charge with 0 ads, all you need is a public library card number!)
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The Untouchables 1987
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
This is my town, Chi-town, Chicago, Illinois. The land of big hearts, big shoulders, and broken dreams.
This is basically an 11 year old boy-brained 1950s comic book movie. I found the first 17 minutes very boring, then Connery shows up on the bridge and immediately we’re cooking with gas. Layer in young cool Andy Garcia and now I’m having a great time. Once Connery’s Jimmy Malone gets killed off (at least he died doing what he loved - hurling…
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