MESRINE: PUBLIC ENEMY #1
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  Year Released: 2008 MPAA Rating: R Running Time: 133 minutes |
The two films combined serve to make a powerful epic that rates amongst the best crime films ever made. It is too early to tell if it will be considered a “classic,” but it seems like this is a shoe-in to that club…
Posted on November 14, 2012 by Doug Brunell
MESRINE: KILLER INSTINCT
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  Year Released: 2008 MPAA Rating: R Running Time: 113 minutes |
This is a stylish gangster movie, and those are always fun to watch. The violence feels real. The characters, even at their worst, are people you can care about. And Cassel’s performance is jaw-droppingly good…
Posted on October 12, 2012 by Doug Brunell
ICONOCLAST
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Year Released: 2010 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 233 minutes |
Say what you will about Rice, but he isn’t boring, and this film proves it…
Posted on February 16, 2012 by Doug Brunell
CHARLIE THISTLE
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  Year Released: 2008 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 14 minutes |
Shot in black and white (until the blue and a few other colors get approved), this short film is really just a fancy way of saying that one person can make a difference in the world as long as you are willing to break away from the norm…
Posted on February 3, 2012 by Doug Brunell
THE THIRD WAVE
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  Year Released: 2007 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 94 minutes |
“The Third Wave” is a feel-good film, and it is meant to be, but it doesn’t hide the problems that come with volunteering…
Posted on December 10, 2011 by Doug Brunell
ANTON CHEKHOV’S THE DUEL
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Year Released: 2010 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 95 minutes |
The fate of these people rests not upon something out of their control, but something totally within their grasp, and their inability to ascertain that is what drives them to the place they happen to be in…
Posted on August 19, 2011 by Doug Brunell
“THE KINGDOM OF SURVIVAL”: AN INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER M.A. LITTLER
Littler describes his filmmaking as “zen anarchist pirate cinema,” which is hard to comprehend until you see his latest film…
Posted on August 15, 2011 by Doug Brunell
LIGHTS CAMERA DEAD
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  Year Released: 2007 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 78 minutes |
More “Bowfinger” than almost any other horror film you can think of, this Tim Reaper production has its heart in the right place and nothing else…
Posted on June 28, 2011 by Doug Brunell
FOUND OBJECTS
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Year Released: 2007 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 18 minutes |
This is the kind of thing snobby critics love to praise so they can elevate themselves above the commoners. The truth is, though, that this is a lovely looking movie which is done exceedingly well, but lacks any real soul…
Posted on May 22, 2011 by Doug Brunell
EYES OF THE MOTHMAN
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Year Released: 2010 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 155 minutes |
If you are a fan of the paranormal, the unexplained or just the legendary Mothman, you need to see this documentary post haste. It is, quite simply, the most comprehensive look at the story of the Mothman…
Posted on May 2, 2011 by Doug Brunell
JOY RIDE 2: DEAD AHEAD
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Year Released: 2008 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 91 minutes |
This is bad, bad stuff. It’s the kind of thing that makes me, a huge fan of horror cinema, agree with the people who say horror movies are the playground of the uneducated…
Posted on March 28, 2011 by Doug Brunell
RESTREPO
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Year Released: 2010 MPAA Rating: R Running Time: 90 minutes |
Pro-war. Anti-war. It doesn’t matter. “Restrepo” is a film you must see…
Posted on February 10, 2011 by Doug Brunell
HOT FLASH
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Year Released: 2008 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 40 minutes |
If the blues aren’t your thing, there is very little reason to recommend this film. To appreciate these ladies, you need to be able to appreciate the blues no matter the era…
Posted on February 4, 2011 by Doug Brunell
THE SICILIAN GIRL
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Year Released: 2008 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 110 minutes |
You may see some of the twists coming, but I can virtually guarantee you won’t spot the ending even if you’ve grown up exclusively on Mafia films …
Posted on December 30, 2010 by Doug Brunell
FACTORY FLICKS: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON DVD
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Year Released: 2008 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 90 minutes |
I don’t know how many of these young filmmakers will continue to pursue a career in cinema, but I have a feeling it may be more than one of them…
Posted on November 30, 2010 by Doug Brunell