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THE BRINK'S JOB 1978 William Friedkin

1h 44m | True Crime | Comedy
Writers: Walon Green, Noel Behn
Cast: Peter Falk, Peter Boyle, Allen Garfield, Warren Oates, Gena Rowlands, Paul Sorvino


- (77/100)
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BLUE CHIPS 1994 William Friedkin

1h 48m | Drama | Sport
Writer: Ron Shelton
Cast: Nick Nolte, Shaquille O'Neal, Mary McDonnell, Ed O'Neill, J.T. Walsh, Alfre Woodard


- (75/100)



VENOM: THE LAST DANCE 2024 Kelly Marcel

1h 50m | Science Fiction | Adventure | Thriller | Action
Writers: Kelly Marcel, Tom Hardy, Todd McFarlane
Cast: Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Stephen Graham


Favorite scenes; Underwater chase scene, horse ride, dancing with Mrs. Chen, final bike ride.



spoilers “I won’t forget you buddy.” spoilers



HARD TIMES 1975 Walter Hill

1h 33m | Action | Drama | Sport
Writers: Walter Hill, Bryan Gindoff, Bruce Henstell
Cast: Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland, Strother Martin, Margaret Blye


- (86/100)



THE FIVE HEARTBEATS 1991 Robert Townsend

2h 1m | Drama | Music
Writers: Robert Townsend, Keenen Ivory Wayans
Cast: Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Diahann Carroll, Harry Lennix


- (77/100)



THE ROVER 2014 David Michôd

1h 43m | Drama | Dystopian Sci-Fi
Writers: David Michôd, Joel Edgerton
Cast: Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scoot McNairy


Great ‘post-collapse’ setting, acting, landscapes and road movie vibe. Love the strong ending that puts everything in its place perfectly. Shout out @iluv2viddyfilms




THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY 1995 Clint Eastwood

2h 15m | Romance | Drama
Writers: Richard LaGravenese, Robert James Waller
Cast: Meryl Streep, Clint Eastwood, Annie Corley, Victor Slezak


A Brief Encounter 1945 approach to a predicament like this is even more romantic, respectful and powerful imho.




THE SURE THING 1985 Rob Reiner (re-watch)

1h 35m | Romance | Comedy
Writers: Steve Bloom, Jonathan Roberts
Cast: John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Anthony Edwards, Nicollette Sheridan, Tim Robbins





MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS 1995 Stephen Herek (re-watch)

2h 23m | Drama | Music
Writer: Patrick Sheane Duncan
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Jay Thomas, William H. Macy, Alicia Witt, Jean Louisa Kelly


+ (82/100)



THE BURGLARS 1971 'Le Casse' Henri Verneuil

2h 15m | Crime | Action | Thriller
Writers: Henri Verneuil, Vahé Katcha, David Goodis
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif, Dyan Cannon


Italian-French neo noir heist film starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Omar Sharif with music by Ennio Morricone. A remake of the 1957 Film Noir The Burglar starring Jayne Mansfield.




VIOLENT CITY 1970 'Città violenta' Sergio Sollima

1h 48m | Crime | Action | Thriller
Writers: Dino Maiuri, Massimo De Rita, Sauro Scavolini
Cast: Charles Bronson, Telly Savalas, Jill Ireland, Michel Constantin


Cool 'poliziotteschi' film starring Bronson. Music by Ennio Morricone.

+ (74/100)



GRAND SLAM 1967 'Ad ogni costo' Giuliano Montaldo

2h 1m | Crime | Drama
Writers: Mino Roli, Augusto Caminito, Paolo Bianchini
Cast: Janet Leigh, Robert Hoffmann, Klaus Kinski, Edward G. Robinson


Goodlooking Diamond caper set in New York City and Rio De Janeiro with an A-list cast and music by Ennio Morricone.

+ (71/100)



CARRY-ON 2024 Jaume Collet-Serra

1h 59m | Action | Mystery | Thriller
Writer: T.J. Fixman
Cast: Taron Egerton, Sofia Carson, Logan Marshall-Green, Jason Bateman


It was aiight, entertaining to a degree. Besides Jason Bateman and Logan Marshal-Green it was poorly cast. Definitely made me appreciate films like Die Hard 2, Passenger 57 and Air Force One more.

- (66/100)



SHAFT 1971 Gordon Parks (re-watch)

1h 40m | Action | Thriller | Crime
Writers: Ernest Tidyman, John D.F. Black
Cast: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John, Gwenn Mitchell, Lawrence Pressman


We can dig it.. Right On!

+ (82/100)



THE COMMANDER 2023 'Comandante' Edoardo De Angelis

2h | Drama | History | War
Writers: Edoardo De Angelis, Sandro Veronesi
Cast: Pierfrancesco Favino, Maximilian Rossi, Johan Heldenbergh, Silvia D'Amico


Lots of Italian machismo and nationalism. I'm being generous with my rating because I love submarine movies.