Dec 27, 2021
It turns out that well-regarded film preservationist and historian Martin Scorsese also makes movies! And you know what? Some of them are surprisingly good. And he made this one with Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci (of all people) about the troubled life of boxer Jake La Matta. It’s a sports movie!
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Dec 20, 2021
Hee haw! It’s time to cash in with a guaranteed shot at commercial appeal with a Christmas classic! But can Frank Capra and James Stewart’s heartstring-tugging piece of nostalgia-driven Americana break through our icy-cold critical defenses? This holiday-feast-sized episode might just surprise you.
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Dec 13, 2021
Dec 6, 2021
… [mumble]… [murmur]… robert… [murmur]… altman… [mumble]… [glasses clinking]… [distant laughter]… brothel… [fiddle tuning] western… beatty… [mumble]… christie… [door creaking]… snowy mining town…
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Nov 29, 2021
This movie is about so much more than a rad futuristic red motorcycle ridden by a guy in a rad futuristic red leather jacket. But don’t worry, Katsuhiro Otomo’s all-time classic cyberpunk anime is still about those two essential elements. And I guess it’s also about the struggle to find dignity and purpose...