Category: Film

Frank White, Republican Nightmare: Abel Ferrara’s King of New York

On By C.H. NewellIn Abel Ferrara, Christopher Walken, Crime, David Caruso, Drama, Film, Laurence Fishburne, Wesley SnipesLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt94pENFmjc King of New York. 1990. Directed by Abel Ferrara. Screenplay by Nicholas St. John. Starring Christopher Walken, Larry Fishburne, David Caruso, Victor Argo, Wesley Snipes, Janet Julian, Joey Chin, Giancarlo Esposito, & Paul Calderon. Seven Arts/Lions Gate Home Entertainment. Rated R. 106 minutes. Drama/Crime ★★★★★  Abel Ferrara is an all-around exciting, unique filmmaker. He …

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Zodiac: The Dark Reality of an Uncaught Killer

On By C.H. NewellIn 2007, Crime, David Fincher, Drama, Film, History, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Carroll Lynch, Robert Downey Jr.Leave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSuUJ-Scbeg Zodiac. 2007. Directed by David Fincher. Screenplay by James Vanderbilt, based on the book of the same name by Robert Graysmith. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards, Robert Downey Jr., Brian Cox, John Carroll Lynch, Richmond Arquette, Bob Stephenson, John Lacy, Chloë Sevigny, Ed Setrakian, John Getz, John Terry, Candy Clark, & Elias Koteas. …

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Fear of the Outside World in Tremors

On By C.H. NewellIn 1990, Comedy, Film, Finn Carter, Fred Ward, Horror, Ron Underwood, Sci-FiLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V65b70nPU7k Tremors. 1990. Directed by Ron Underwood. Screenplay by Brent Maddock & S.S. Wilson. Starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, Reba McEntire, Robert Jayne, Charlotte Stewart, Tony Genaro, Ariana Richards, Richard Marcus, Victor Wong, Sunshine Parker, Michael Dan Wagner, Conrad Bachmann, Bibi Besch, John Goodwin, & John Pappas. Universal Pictures/No Frills Film …

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High-Rise to the Isolation of Socioeconomic Madness

On By C.H. NewellIn Amy Jump, Ben Wheatley, Drama, Elisabeth Moss, Film, J.G. Ballard, James Purefoy, Jeremy Irons, Luke Evans, Peter Ferdinando, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g6izQcDNNA High-Rise. 2016.Directed by Ben Wheatley. Screenplay by Amy Jump, based on the novel of the same name by J.G. Ballard. Starring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss, James Purefoy, Keeley Hawes, Peter Ferdinando, Sienna Guillory, Reece Shearsmith, Enzo Cilenti, Augustus Prew, Dan Renton Skinner, Stacy Martin, & Tony Way. Recorded …

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The Shining: Kubrickian Horror v. Stephen King’s Supernatural Evil

On By C.H. NewellIn 1980, Diane Johnson, Drama, Film, Horror, Jack Nicholson, Scatman Crothers, Shelley Duvall, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King2 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-B_bbkEfS0 The Shining. 1980. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Screenplay by Kubrick & Diane Johnson; based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. Starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson, Philip Stone, Joe Turkel, Anne Jackson, & Tony Burton. Warner Bros./Hawk Films/Peregrine/Producers Circle. Rated R. 146 minutes. Drama/Horror ★★★★ …

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David Lynch’s Eraserhead: Existential Terror at its Finest (and Most Elusive)

On By C.H. NewellIn Black-and-white, David Lynch, Fantasy, Film, Horror, Jack Nance, Psychological horror1 Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0Eq5GtCYdA Eraserhead. 1977. Directed & Written by David Lynch. Starring Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Jeanne Bates, Judith Roberts, Laurel Near, V. Phipps-Wilson, Jack Fisk, Jean Lange, Thomas Coulson, John Monez, Darwin Joston, T. Max Graham, Hal Landon Jr., & Jennifer Chambers Lynch. American Film Institute/Libra Films. Rated R. 89 minutes. Fantasy/Horror ★★★★1/2  One …

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James White: Burden, Childishness, Disease, and Love Everlasting

On By C.H. NewellIn Christopher Abbott, Cynthia Nixon, Drama, Film, Josh Mond, Mátyás Erdély, Scott MescudiLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWpFQmEUAhc James White. 2015. Directed & Written by Josh Mond. Starring Christopher Abbott, Cynthia Nixon, Scott Mescudi, Ron Livingston, Makenzie Leigh, David Call, David Cale, Benjamin Brass, Lori Burch, Scott Cohen, Adriana DeGirolami, Jeanette Dilone, David Harris, Rosemary Howard, & Sue Jean Kim. BorderLine Films/Relic Pictures. Rated R. 85 minutes. Drama ★★★★ Producer Josh Mond …

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Colonia is a Glazed Over Historical Thriller

On By C.H. NewellIn Daniel Brühl, Emma Watson, Film, Florian Gallenberger, Michael Nyqvist, Torsten Wenzel2 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiVAGDTmlpY Colonia. 2016. Directed by Florian Gallenberger. Screenplay by Gallenberger & Torsten Wenzel. Starring Emma Watson, Daniel Brühl, Michael Nyqvist, Richenda Carey, Vicky Krieps, Jeanne Werner, Julian Ovenden, August Zirner, Martin Wuttke, Nicolás Barsoff, Steve Karier, Stefan Merki, Lucila Gandolfo, Johannes Allmayer, & Gilles Soeder. Majestic Filmproduktion/Iris Productions/Rat Pack Filmproduktion. Rated 14A. 110 minutes. Drama/History/Romance ★★★  The …

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