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  The Shot Heard 'Round the World 1997

  

  theironcupcake 8

  "I hope that the people in Japan will view this as an isolated incident and not in any way to reflect upon the continuing good relationship that the people of…

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  Cast a Deadly Spell 1991

  

  MichaelEternity ★★★½

  Mike and Dave's Scavenger Hunt, Vol. 2! The Spawning #5: An HBO original film 

  Back when HBO was willing to make low-key oddities instead of exclusively political docudramas and biopics,…

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  Lonely Hearts 1982

  

  theironcupcake ★★★½

  "All you can do is look after yourself."
  "Yes... yes, you can't do much more than that, can you?"

  Oh, Wendy Hughes was lovely, wasn't she?

  As much as I…

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  Tremors 1990

  

  yarb ★★★ 2

  I watched this off a couple of days prospecting for the yellow metal in Nevada, where Tremors is set (though it was shot in CA). As with all art, I'm…

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  Giants and Toys 1958

  

  Derek Smith ★★★★

  "Yasuzô Masumura’s 1958 satire Giants and Toys is often compared to Frank Tashlin’s Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, which was released the year before. While the two films share a…

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  Amarcord 1973

  

  Ese 👉 Víctor 6

  Part of the Composed by Nino Rota collection.

  The music isn't there to support the actors, it's there to interact with them.

  The barber says he's got a new tune,…

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  Goodbye, Columbus 1969

  

  noir1946 ★★★

  While I enjoyed Goodbye, Columbus a lot in 1969, its deficiencies have stuck out more each time I’ve seen it since then. Larry Peerce’s direction is unremarkable, with occasional awkward…

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  Fellini Satyricon 1969

  

  Ese 👉 Víctor 14

  Part of the Composed by Nino Rota collection.

  I don't rank things but I wouldn't blame anybody who called this Rota's "best" film score since its existence cements his status…