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Director's Series: Billy Wilder's STALAG 17
In the mid-1950’s, Billy Wilder adapted 3 straight Broadway plays into films, starting with the WWII P.O.W. dramedy, STALAG 17. If you...
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May 29, 20252 min read


Movie Review: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING
The Mission Impossible film franchise has, incredibly, lasted almost 30 years with 8, action-packed films following IMF Agent Ethan Hunt...
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May 28, 20252 min read


Movie Review: THUNDERBOLTS*
The Marvel Cinematic Universe went back to it’s roots for the 36th film of the MCU - THUNBERBOLTS* - about a ragtag group of loveable...
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May 6, 20252 min read


Director's Series: Billy Wilder's ACE IN THE HOLE (1951)
It’s always a bit startling when one sees a film from over 50 years ago and realizes that the message/warnings of t he film are just as...
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Apr 30, 20253 min read


Movie Review: THE ACCOUNTANT 2
Back in 2016, Director Gavin O’Connor introduced us to Ben Affleck as THE ACCOUNTANT - a person somewhere on the autism spectrum that...
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Apr 29, 20252 min read


Movie Review: SINNERS
And…the leader in the clubhouse for BEST FILM OF 2025 (so far) is…SINNERS. And…it’s a Vampire Movie! That 2nd line is not a spoiler as it...
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Apr 24, 20253 min read


Movie Review: THE AMATEUR
The difference between an “A” level Action flick and a “B” level action flick is the amount of the budget that the producers decide to...
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Apr 17, 20252 min read


Streaming Review: NOVOCAINE
Jack Quaid is a very pleasant presence on the screen. Whether it is as his break-out rule as Hughie Campbell in the hit TV Series THE...
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Apr 13, 20252 min read


Director's Series: Billy Wilder's SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)
Films, sometimes, can be summed up in 1 word. Words like electric, tense, suspenseful, fun, magical and dramatic are often used. For...
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Mar 22, 20253 min read


Movie Review: BLACK BAG
And now…a film for adults. Amidst the sequels, Super Hero Flicks, gratuitous violence and horror films, an original I.P. film with A-List...
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Mar 16, 20252 min read


BEST (& WORST) FILMS OF 2024
The BankofMarquis caught right around 50 films that were released in 2024, here are the Best (and the worst) of them. As always, let’s...
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Mar 4, 20253 min read


OSCAR PICKS & PREDICTIONS
With no clear frontrunner (like OPPENHEIMER last year) and a crop of films that are VERY good (but not great), this year’s Oscars race is...
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Mar 1, 20255 min read


Oscar Nominee Film Review: A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Musical Celebrity BioPics seem to be a surefire way to get an Oscar Nomination. From Elvis to Freddy Mercury to Johnny Cash to Ray...
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Feb 28, 20252 min read


Oscar Nominee Film Review: I'M STILL HERE
One of the benefits of catching all of the Oscar films nominated for the Major Awards (Film, Actor & Actress, Supporting Actor& Actress...
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Feb 26, 20252 min read


Director's Series: Billy Wilder's THE LOST WEEKEND
Director's Series: Billy Wilder's THE LOST WEEKEND After experiencing an alcoholic writer when working with Raymond Chandler in DOUBLE...
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Feb 24, 20252 min read


Oscar Nominee Film Review: THE BRUTALIST
The Emperor has no clothes. Every year there is a film nominated for multiple Oscars that is the “Emperor’s New Clothes” of Oscar films,...
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Feb 22, 20252 min read


Movie Review - CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD
For those of you that have “dropped out” of watching MCU films (probably somewhere between the end of AVENGERS: ENDGAME and the pandemic)...
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Feb 21, 20252 min read


Oscar Nominee Film Review: NICKEL BOYS
There have been a plethora of films detailing the horrific plight of African-Americans in the Southern portion of the United States in...
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Feb 17, 20252 min read


Oscar Nominee Film Review: SING SING
One of the joys of trying to watch all of the Oscar nominated films is that it forces one to watch films that, normally, one might not...
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Feb 11, 20252 min read


Streaming Recommendation: SATURDAY NIGHT
It's hard to believe that NBC’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE is 50 years old. It has become a staple of American Comedy that has shaped the humor...
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Feb 9, 20252 min read
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