Author: VHS Tracking
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Basket Case (1982)
I remember reading about Basket Case (1982) in Danny Peary’s Cult Movies 2, a copy of which was in my high school library. The synopsis and the accompanying photographs repulsed me at the time, and I was never keen to seek it out. Currently undergoing a mission to see the movies listed in Cult Movies… Read.
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The Drop (2014)
I don’t think Tom Hardy can ever play a normal guy – he’s one of those actors who always has to do something, some bit of business to make it interesting for him. On the surface, he seems to be playing an ordinary joe in The Drop (2014), a Noo Yawk neo-noir in the downbeat… Read.
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Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
Another classic film watch based on crossing off the titles listed in Danny Peary’s Cult Movies 2, his selections that I had not seen. Sullivan’s Travels (1941) was always something I’d heard was good – directed and written by the screwball comedy master Preston Sturges (I’ve only seen The Lady Eve and that is one… Read.
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Friday Night (2002)
I remember SBS programming Friday Night (2002; Vendredi soir) when I was younger and I was intrigued to see it even though, at the time, I didn’t have much awareness of who director Claire Denis was (or had to see Beau Travail at the very least). The sound of the plot – two people meeting… Read.
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The Clockmaker Of St. Paul (1974)
When French director Bertrand Tavernier passed away recently, I was ashamed to say I’d not seen any of his movies. A number of them are on the Criterion Channel until the end of June, which gave me a timeline to at least see a few. I started with his first film, The Clockmaker Of St.… Read.
