The Tom Ripley books, written by Patricia Highsmith, include five novels: “The Talented Mr. Ripley” (1955), “Ripley Under Ground” (1970), “Ripley’s Game” (1974), “The Boy…
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Oscar-winning (Best Original Screenplay) Breaking Away (1979) is one of those movies that has always stuck with me over the years, and you rarely hear…
Comments closedSisu is a Finnish term for an indomitable, stoic determination, grit, and resilience in the face of extreme adversity, often translated as “guts”. It signifies persevering when…
Comments closedImagine being a peasant at the end of the Shogunate era. Your parents were peasants – farmers, craftsmen, all in the service of the feudal…
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13 Assassins (2010) is a gripping samurai epic by Takashi Miike set in the fading days of Japan’s Edo period. It follows thirteen warriors on a…
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Comedy writers of the 80s and 90s looked at situations where large groups of rebellious youth could party of otherwise tick off the “adult” establishment.…
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The Oxygen Destroyer (オキシジェン・デストロイヤー Okishijen Desutoroiyā) is a fictional chemical weapon of mass destruction invented by Dr. Daisuke Serizawa and used to kill the original Godzilla in the 1954 film Godzilla. It has appeared or been…
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Robert Rodriquez’s From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) A classic crime spree turns into a vampire horror film. Two brothers, one freshly sprung from jail, the…
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I can’t be the first person to make this connection. Watching the full Apocalypse Now Redux for the first time last night, I couldn’t help…
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https://amzn.to/3GIn5pqWell the rumors were true! Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is indeed coming out as a 4K UHD steelbook on August…
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