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Recent reviews

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  The Language of Shadows: Murnau, the Early Years and 'Nosferatu' 2007

  ★★ Watched 25 Jan 2025

  Snoozer.

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  Dillinger 1945

  ★★★ Watched 24 Jan 2025

  Lawrence Tierney’s breakthrough role, and his bulldozer style of acting serves this B-movie gangster bio well. What Tierney began with Dillinger culminated decades later in Tough Guys Don’t Dance (“Deep six the head.”) and Reservoir Dogs. Dillinger was the perfect opportunity to lay ground for a career as the embodiment of the gruff, nobullshit tough guy.

Popular reviews

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  The Landlord 1970

  ★★★★ Watched 31 Jul 2014 1

  What a pedigree this 1970's film has:

  1) The Landlord was produced by Norman Jewison (Academy Award winning producer/director of In The Heat Of The Night).

  2) Jewison gave the script of The Landlord to his frequent editor Hal Ashby (also an Oscar winner for his editing of In The Heat Of The Night) for his directorial debut. A year after The Landlord, Ashby would direct Harold And Maude.

  3) Gordon Willis was the cinematographer. Two years after The Landlord,…

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  Heaven Is for Real 2014

  ★½ Watched 23 Aug 2014 2

  I believe in heaven. But, please Lord, make sure this is not on the list for movie nights.