tunguska1908

tunguska1908

Favorite films

  • Shane
  • The Empire Strikes Back
  • Roman Holiday

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  • Cemetery Man

    ★★★★

  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    ★★★★

  • Thelma

    ★★★½

  • The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

    ★★★½

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  • Cemetery Man

    Cemetery Man

    ★★★★

    I have to admit, it has probably been 30 years or more since I saw this (at least twice, at the Caroline Theater in Durham). I loved it so much I had to go back and see it again. Unfortunately, even in the days of nearly limitless streaming services, it is almost impossible to find on TV or streaming. I suppose if I dug deeper, I might find it, but instead I leave to the the vagaries of chance to…

  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    ★★★★

    I am ashamed to say, I never watched this all the way through until now. But like most, I loved it for its campiness and originality. It seems hard to see it with my current eyes and see how revolutionary this must have been in the 70s (or even in the 90s when I would have seen this as a teenager). Like the best cult or camp classics, once you look past the obvious, there is so much you can…

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  • Arsenic and Old Lace

    Arsenic and Old Lace

    ★★★★★

    It still blows me away how truly funny Cary Grant was. This was a stage play made into a movie, and you can see this in some of scenes. I love the way they use Peter Lorre and Raymond Massey, since both were know for horror roles (but here with a comic twist). The aunts are perfect in their sincerity.

  • Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire

    Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire

    ★½

    It doesn’t even manage to achieve the Miller Lite standard for a rip off of The Seven Samurai- it is less filling, but I can’t say it tastes great. Maybe adequate. Maybe, but I’m not sure it even rises to that level.

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