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  American Pop 1981

  ★★★★½ Watched 15 Mar 2025

  A decades-spanning look at how four generations of men are connected through music from counterculture icon Ralph Bakshi.

  Right from the opening, AMERICAN POP starts its deconstructive structure by emulating silent cinema with a fascinating immigration story set at the beginning of the 20th century. Starting with Zalmie and continuing with Benny, Tony, and finally Pete, Bakshi's AMERICAN POP blends live action, fluid 2D animation, and gorgeous painterly backdrops to create an experience unlike any other.

  While the "Tony" segment…

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  The 4:30 Movie 2024

  ★★★ Watched 14 Mar 2025

  Brian David and his friends watch movies all day, but when he asks the girl of his dreams to the 4:30 showing then it throws everything off course.

  Kevin Smith's semiautobiographical coming-of-age story is a delightfully charming indie that harkens back to the raunchy, yet sweet, spirit of his CLERKS and CHASING AMY days. Some of the pacing falls a little flat towards the middle of the movie, but the four lead performances from Austin Zajur, Nicholas Cirillo, Reed Northup,…

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  All the Colors of the Dark 1972

  ★★★★ Watched 06 Jun 2021

  A woman who’s suffered last trauma is haunted by nightmares of killers and sinister visions and it only gets worse once she investigates further.

  Sergio Martino’s ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK is a strange, effective, and surreal giallo that benefits from a completely dedicated performance from Edwige Fenech. Fenech is incredible as Jane, the woman tormented by bizarre visions, and the crazier things get the more she questions her reality as her paranoia gets worse.

  Martino pulls no punches…

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  Air Force One 1997

  ★★★★ Rewatched 11 Jul 2020

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

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