A revisit to this perfect 70s western (here in one of Peckinpah's supposedly confirmed "director's cuts") is always a treasure hunt; a bourbon-soaked Christmas morning. It's a de-virginizing experience because newer qualities emerge and blow your mind. It's only weakness remains the "Paco subplot" that induces teardrops in Kris Kristofferson's Billy the Kid when you still have no idea what their damn connection is. This after 100 versions? The gorgeous widescreen photography by John Coquillon never stops improving when you…
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The Gits 2008
Worthy, gut-wrenching documentary about one of Seattle's best punk bands, featuring female vocalist Mia Zapata, who sounds like a cross between Bessie Smith and UFO's Phil Mogg. The movie's jagged editing style at least has a lot of exciting, colorful Super 8 and primitive 80s video archives to draw from. Plus, the blending of raw audio mixes (probably original) into the studio tracks (in matching keys) makes the soundtrack work fantastic. Once Zapata is murdered (by a drifter-scumbag; the case…
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Vigilante Force 1976
A powerful example of 70s PG-rated fare pushing the limits of onscreen mayhem, as country boy Jan-Michael Vincent enlists older brother and Vietnam vet Kris Kristofferson to help clean up his crime-ridden town. Of course, the town, itself, is populated by leftover, over-acting hicks from the 70s "Walking Tall" series. The movie also remakes both "The Phenix City Story" and the excellent black actioner "Bucktown," only there's a few added twists. Kristofferson gives a great performance as psycho brother Aaron,…
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Everybody Wants Some!! 2016
Remember when college movies involved rival frats and the obnoxious, smug antagonists were the enemy? Imagine the same group of unlikeable characters being the protagonists. It's hard to beat this cast of disco-dancing knobs and their breathtaking lack of charisma. All the rock n' roll is gone. None. No believable camaraderie in site, no laughs, and if you remove the awkward patches of facial hair and 80s bowls, it's like watching rich frat guys hog a whole movie. This is…
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