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Director's Series: The Coen Bros' FARGO (1996)
Let’s get this out of the way at the top - the Coen Bros.’ 1996 masterpiece FARGO is in my top 10 List of All Time Favorite films and this most recent rewatch has only solidified it’s place on the list. Supposedly, a “true story” (it’s not), FARGO tells the tale of a hapless Car Salesman (William H. Macy) who hires two equally hapless hitmen (Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare) to kidnap his wife. When things take a tragic turn, a small town Minnesota Sheriff (Frances McDormand
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Streaming Recommendation: THE SHEEP DETECTIVES
A few months ago, an alien rock creature touched my heart in PROJECT HAIL MARY. Last month, it was a talking Octopus in REMARKBLY BRIGHT CREATURES. Now it is the sheep that are THE SHEEP DETECTIVES. Starring Hugh Jackman as a kind. loving shepard that likes to read British Agatha Christie-like murder mysteries to his flock, THE SHEEP DETECTIVES gives us a traditional Agatha Christie-like British murder mystery in a quaint small town filled with oddball locals, but instead of
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2 days ago2 min read


Movie Review: SUPERGIRL
With last year’s SUPERMAN, James Gunn broke the mold of the dour, downbeat, “punchy, punchy” types of movies the the DCEU was known for (most notably with the Batman and Superman entries). And…at the end of that David Corenswet starring vehicle we were treated to a scene toward the end that delightfully introduces Clark Kent/ Kal El’s cousin, Kara Zor El (a wonderfully disheveled Milly Alcock). The question was as we entered the Cineplex to watch SUPERGIRL (this NOT directed
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5 days ago2 min read


Movie Review: DISCLOSURE DAY
The World finally got the long-awaited third chapter in the Steve Spielberg “Alien” trilogy (following CLOSE ENCOUNTERS and E.T.) with DISCLOSURE DAY - was it worth the wait? Mostly, but not absolutely. There is a lot to love in this new Spielberg action film. The Cinematography of long-time Spielberg collaborator Janusz Kaminski is top notch (of course), beautiful, sharp and interesting. See DISCLOSURE DAY on the largest screen possible just so you can be absorbed in the v
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Jun 123 min read
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