I casually watched this film in undergrad then I found the script and dissected it for grad school. I was obsessed with this movie.
This is the unofficial passing of the torch from old Hollywood to new. Paul Newman embodies grouchy blue-collar Donald "Sully" Sullivan who lives in the freezing upstate town with Meryl Peoples (Jessica Tandy) an elderly lady who one gets the notion she doesn't charge Sully properly for the room rented. Not because of anything sexual. It's…
The genius of John Sayles is that he sees and listens to people.
This is a story of a townie man who returns to be the sheriff of his town and uncovers the mystery of a previous sheriff who disappeared whilst navigating his own conflicted feelings towards the myth of his Dad who was seen as a beloved figure but also was the sheriff at one point.
Sayles understands the complexity of the border town between the United States and…
Tedious & dull film nerd jagoff bait.
When people ask for "original" they're not asking you to rip off every caricature of class system flicks.
The counterculture battle cry rings funny from a man whose culture has been scientifically proven to be susceptible to cults.
Which Pattison did you even care about? The dumb one or the aggressive one? Both are lame.
Guess I'm not a Ho fan.
If Trump married Jill Biden. That's Ruffalo and Collette.
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
You're going to miss your friends and the moments that make up your memories as rambunctious kids.
And then pine for them when reality of life sets in.
Here are three precocious, plucky and determined kids who start off their adventure with a heist. Though the sense of morality will nick at your brain, it isn't necessary their crime but their Little Rascals way of doing it that makes it less criminal.
We learn it is to get a new…
