Preacher – Season 1, Episode 2: “See”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFVtA2A1gVU AMC's Preacher Season 1, Episode 2: "See" Directed by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg Written by Sam Catlin * For a review of the previous Pilot episode, click here. * For a review of the next episode, "The Possibilities" - click here I've been waiting for this one. After the wild Pilot, we continue on. …

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Full Metal Jacket’s Vietnam War: One Big Mickey Mouse March

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9f6JaaX7Wg Full Metal Jacket. 1987. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Screenplay by Kubrick, Michael Herr, & Gustav Hasford; based on the novel The Short-Timers by Hasford. Starring Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood, Arliss Howard, Keyn Major Howard, & Ed O'Ross. Warner Bros/Natant/Stanley Kubrick Productions. Rated R. 117 minutes. Drama/War ★★★★★ …

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The Crime and Punishment of A SINGLE SHOT

A downhome vision of Crime & Punishment, as one man faces the consequences of unintended actions no matter how perilous.

Man Behind the Sun Begs the Question: Is It Trash? Or Is It Important?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsKb07mB3HY Man Behind the Sun. 1988. Directed by T.F. Mou. Screenplayby Mei Liu, Wen Yuan Mou, & Dun Jing Teng. Cast: Jianxin Chen, Hsu Gou, Linjie Hao, Haizhe Jin, Tie Long Jin, Yuanrong Jin, Bolin Li, Pengyu Liu, Xuhui Lui, Zhaohua Mei, Zhe Quan ,Jiefu Tian, Gang Wang, Runsheng Wang, Shennin Wang, Jiang Wen, Dai Yao …

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In Bruges: Comedy, Crime, Cheeky Cunts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6-Gpasi79c In Bruges. 2008. Directed & Written by Martin McDonagh. Starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy, Jérémie Renier, Thekla Reuten, Eric Godon, &  Ciarán Hinds. Scion Films/Blueprint Pictures/Focus Features. Rated 18A. 107 minutes. Comedy/Crime/Drama ★★★★★ Martin McDonagh is a treasure. His writing in all forms is exceptional and he's often very capable of subversive …

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A Guy Ritchie Retrospective: Snatch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7QBS0O7gT0 Snatch. 2000. Directed & Written by Guy Ritchie. Starring Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina, Vinnie Jones, Rade Serbedzija, Alan Ford, Mike Reid, Robbie Gee, Lennie James, Ewen Bremner, Jason Flemyng, Ade, William Beck, & Andy Beckwith. Columbia Pictures Corporation/SKA Films. Rated 18A. 104 minutes. Comedy/Crime ★★★★★  It's been at least …

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Come Get It in the Yarbles: Criminality in A CLOCKWORK ORANGE

Can we ever rehabilitate a criminal mind? Is some supposed rehabilitation too invasive? A CLOCKWORK ORANGE goes beyond either question with a look at a young man primed for ultra-violence.

Paranoid Park; Or, Teenage Crime and Punishment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz7V0sQ-Tac Paranoid Park. 2007. Directed & Written by Gus Van Sant; based on the novel of the same name by Blake Nelson. Starring Gabe Nevins, Taylor Momsen, Jake Miller, Dan Liu, Lauren McKinney, & Scott Green. MK2/Maximum Films/IFC Films. Rated 14A. 84 minutes. Drama ★★★★ Gus Van Sant is yet another American director by which …

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