joemarsh

joemarsh

Favorite films

  • Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
  • Sherlock Jr.
  • PlayTime
  • Apocalypse Now

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  • The Last Vampyre

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles

    ★★★½

  • Die Hard

    ★★★★½

  • Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

    ★★★

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  • Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris

    Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris

    ★★★★

    "What’s gonna happen? Sooner or later, all the wretched of the Earth, in one way or another, next Tuesday or next Wednesday, will destroy the cobblestones on which London and Rome and Paris are built. The world will change, because it has to change. And the Pope will die, because the Church is a criminal Church. The party is over. That is what is going to happen."

    "Love has never been a popular movement and no one’s ever wanted really…

  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    ★★★½

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  • Eagle vs Shark

    Eagle vs Shark

    ★½

    Just what the hell is wrong with Jarrod? More pressingly, what the hell is wrong with Lily?

    There are two massive flaws in this film which really turned me off from what is an otherwise funny, fairly touching (outside of the central relationship) and whimsical comedy.

    The first is that nobody in their right mind (in fact, nobody not in their right mind) would ever want to date Jarrod. He is horrible. I cannot remember an instance in this movie…

  • Wild Style

    Wild Style

    ★★★½

    Wild Style is an unbelievable treat for fans of hip hop and hip hop culture, featuring Fab Five Freddy (actually a pretty good actor), Lee Quinones (not a good actor), Rock Steady, Cold Crush, Double Trouble, Grandmaster Flash… etc. etc. It’s also fun to listen out for all the samples used in various classic hip hop albums, including the intro to Illmatic (“Stop fucking around and be a man! There ain’t nothing out here for you!” “Oh yes there is……