Mike Adams

Mike Adams

Favorite films

  • Back to the Future
  • Zodiac
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • Last Night in Soho

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  • The French Connection

  • Mysterious Island

  • SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

  • Terms of Endearment

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  • The French Connection

    The French Connection

    They should make a “The French Connection II” that is all about the guy who had his car commandeered under the train tracks. What were his plans that day, where was he headed? Was he dealing with something stressful in his life already? What if he was running late to his kid’s birthday party, but it wasn’t his fault. Maybe he had an abusive boss who was taking advantage of him and that’s why he was running behind. And then…

  • Mysterious Island

    Mysterious Island

    Some movies are famous for using the F-word hundreds of times, but I think you’d be hard pressed to find a film that uses the word “Captain” more than this one.

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  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    Some of the all-time best DVD menu music that I’ve ever woken up to

  • Pinocchio

    Pinocchio

    I’ve had nightmares that are less frightening than this picture. It’s undulating and dripping with a unique evil. Where is Geppetto’s accent from? Why doesn’t his son, Pinocchio, have the accent? Kids smoke in this movie. My grandad smoked as a child, and he came out the same year that this movie did. Hm. Seems interesting. I love this film, recommended.

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