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The Black Stallion 1979
Saturday morning movie with the kiddos. The was a cable staple in the early 80s and often feels like a forgotten film. The first half of the film is brilliant with echoes of Roeg's WALKABOUT, the second half is more traditional adventure but in the most rousing tradition.
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The Ghost and the Darkness 1996
Slow and majestic, this HATARI like adventure of man vs. lion needed a lot more action and a lot more lion. It isn't bad, just not the film it could have been.
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Logan 2017
There's a moment when a character slowly grabs another character's hand. It's bashed and bloodied, but the touch (it doesn't matter if it's mutant or human) brings a brief moment of calm. That's what LOGAN is about in a nutshell, finding moments of calm and peace, accepting people for who they are and trusting in them for those same reasons. James Mangold has made a lot of great movies, but this is his masterpiece.
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Money Movers 1978
Sometimes, you accidentally stumble on to something cool. And sometimes, just sometimes, that something is directed by the same guy who brought us DRIVING MISS DAISY. Yes, I am serious. MONEY MOVERS is 90 minutes of mean with plenty of twists and buckets of bullets. I am a sucker for a heist film despite the fact that you get a lot of crap in that genre. A lot of two-bit thugs and zero story. MONEY MOVERS, however, is exceptionally well…