Doug Tilley

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My life is dope and I do dope shit. Co-host of the No-Budget Nightmares and Cinema Smorgasbord podcast.

Peterborough, ON

Favorite films

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The French Connection 1971

★★★★½ Watched by Doug Tilley 08 Nov 2021

Gene Hackman has some impressive cardio. Looks cold as hell. ACAB.
The Lighthouse 2019

★★★★ Watched by Doug Tilley 26 Aug 2021

An average weekend in Newfoundland.

The Artist 2011

★★★ Watched by Doug Tilley 21 Jan 2012 4

It looks great. It - perhaps ironically - sounds great. The acting is fine, particularly from Jean Dujardin and Uggie the dog. But while the novelty of a modern silent film is fun (with all due respect to Mel Brooks SILENT MOVIE), it feels more like a stylistic exercise or a short film stretched to feature length rather than a complete work. It's so slight and breezy, and instantly forgettable.
Miami Connection 1987

★★★★ Watched by Doug Tilley 25 Jan 2013

It's the same old story. A group of orphan Taekwondo experts form a synth-pop band and fight ninja drug dealers while fending off attacks from rival bands and celebrating peace and friendship. Yet, somehow this lost 80s oddity manages to add the element of EXTREME VIOLENCE just to give it that certain je ne sais quoi. Thank goodness this bizarre action picture was rescued from obscurity.