I forgot how laugh-out-loud funny this movie was. I haven’t watched it since it came out, and boy, I just dove right into it. My only note is that I could have used about fifteen minutes more. The cast and their banter are hilarious. You’ve got Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt, Brendan Gleeson, Betty…
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The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Micheal Corleone (1990) – Blu-Ray Review
The Godfather series and I have a strange relationship. I recognise that the first two films are masterpieces, though I have never been a fan of crime family stories. And despite the third films nominations from the Academy, it never rang felt quite right when compared to the first two films, which admittedly, aren’t my…
Jackie Brown (1997) – Quentin Tarantino
One of my favorite Tarantino films is the up next thanks to the What Else to Watch list in DK Canada’s The Movie Book, which recommended the previously reviewed Pulp Fiction. His only film to date that is based on previously published material, Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard, Tarantino’s film is top-notch and lets the…
The Godfather Trilogy – Francis Ford Coppola
Paramount Pictures is celebrating the 45th anniversary with a re-release of the 1972 classic The Godfather, and its two sequels. I have a bit of a sordid history with these films. I’ve never been a fan of crime family stories, I can’t relate to them, and have never understood the hypocrisy that seems inherent in…
The Mind Reels 