Surprising character-driven turn from Jess, charming little movie with several relationships all overlapping somewhat in Benidorm. Almodóvar had to have seen this, it feels very much like a loose template for his style.
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One More Train to Rob 1971
Below average attempt at a comedy western which Peppard can’t really carry (ok, ok, the action he can). John Vernon only just holds onto an Irish accent, and whatever attempts at comedy fall flat in this rather TV-movie looking exercise that was actually a Universal theatrical release. Despite some solid character names (Diana Muldaur, Richard Loo, Steve Sandor, John Doucette, Robert Donner, Soon Tek-Oh, France Nuyen) and a halfway interesting plot idea, this one just doesn’t have much life in…
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Heavenly Bodies 1984
Earnest beyond reproach, it’s utterly astonishing that this came together as well as it did. The whole thing is like the most infectious movie-length music video you’ve ever seen (and likely will rewatch). The improbable magic of Canadian movies.
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Beware the Black Widow 1968
Charming despite its shoddy quality, an NYC murder mystery nudie with an unexpected immigrant storyline.
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