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Django Unchained

RELEASED: 2012RUNTIME: 165 minsWRITTEN BY: Quentin TarantinoDIRECTED BY: Quentin TarantinoSTARRING: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Walton Goggins April, 26 2020 Cinematic perfection. The final shootout gets me every time. Nothing else to say.  "Cora,…

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Moonstruck

RELEASED: 1987RUNTIME: 102 minsWRITTEN BY: John Patrick ShanleyDIRECTED BY: Norman JewisonSTARRING: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Vincent Gardenia, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello, Julie Bovasso, John Mahoney, Louis Guss A fun and smart rom com with great performances. The last 20 minutes, in…

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Young Frankenstein

RELEASED: 1974RUNTIME: 106 minsWRITTEN BY: Gene Wilder, Mel BrooksDIRECTED BY: Mel BrooksSTARRING: Gene Wilder, Teri Garr, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Cloris Leachman, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars This didn't make me laugh quite as much as I wanted it to😕. It…

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RoboCop (1987)

RELEASED: 1987RUNTIME: 102 minsWRITTEN BY: Edward Neumeier, Michael MinerDIRECTED BY: Paul VerhoevenSTARRING: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer, Ray Wise, Felton Perry, Paul McCrane I like RoboCop himself but this movie is just so dumb, repetitive…

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After Hours

RELEASED: 1985RUNTIME: 97 minsWRITTEN BY: Joseph MinionDIRECTED BY: Martin ScorseseSTARRING: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom, Tommy Chong, Linda Fiorentino, Teri Garr, John Heard A wildly entertaining, sardonically hilarious, tense and somewhat disturbing exploration of Manhattan's nighttime underbelly. It definitely…

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Dog Day Afternoon

RELEASED: 1975RUNTIME: 125 minsWRITTEN BY: Frank PiersonDIRECTED BY: Sidney LumetSTARRING: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon, James Broderick, William Bogert, Penelope Allen, Sully Boyar I wish I hadn't known the big second act reveal before watching this but…

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Life Itself

RELEASED: 2014RUNTIME: 121 minsDIRECTED BY: Steve JamesSTARRING: Roger Ebert, Werner Herzog, Martin Scorsese, Errol Morris, Ava DuVernay, Ramin Bahrani, A.O. Scott An insightful and wildly emotional documentary about the most legendary film critic of all time. I had no idea…

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

RELEASED: 1975RUNTIME: 91 minsWRITTEN BY: Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Thomas MaloryDIRECTED BY: Terry Gilliam, Terry JonesSTARRING: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Connie Booth, Carol Cleveland…

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Escape from New York

RELEASED: 1981RUNTIME: 99 minsWRITTEN BY: John Carpenter, Nick CastleDIRECTED BY: John CarpenterSTARRING: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Donald Pleasence, Adrienne Barbeau, Harry Dean Stanton, Ernest Borgnine It has its moments but I expected this to be way more fun than…

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Back to the Future

RELEASED: 1985RUNTIME: 116 minsWRITTEN BY: Robert Zemeckis, Bob GaleDIRECTED BY: Robert ZemeckisSTARRING: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson, Claudia Wells The greatest film ever made. Pure movie magic. "Why don't you make like a tree…

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