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Buck and the Preacher
Reviewed by JxSxPx
Sidney Poitier’s directorial debut is a western that continually threatens to be more interesting than it is. The story concerns Buck (Poi... More
Reviewed by JxSxPx
Sidney Poitier’s directorial debut is a western that continually threatens to be more interesting than it is. The story concerns Buck (Poi... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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In the Heat of the Night
Reviewed by JxSxPx
The 1967 Academy Awards is widely considered one of the turning points and a viable symbol of the movie industry in full-blown identity cris... More
Reviewed by JxSxPx
The 1967 Academy Awards is widely considered one of the turning points and a viable symbol of the movie industry in full-blown identity cris... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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Duel at Diablo
Reviewed by JxSxPx
Based on a short story by Marvin H. Albert called “Apache Rising,” Duel at Diablo throws a lot of big ideas and big stars at the screen ... More
Reviewed by JxSxPx
Based on a short story by Marvin H. Albert called “Apache Rising,” Duel at Diablo throws a lot of big ideas and big stars at the screen ... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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Diabolique
Reviewed by flyflyfly
Stark, impressionistic photography and a suspenseful, decidedly baroque plot combine to elevate this horror-tinged thriller above the common... More
Reviewed by flyflyfly
Stark, impressionistic photography and a suspenseful, decidedly baroque plot combine to elevate this horror-tinged thriller above the common... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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Way of a Gaucho
Reviewed by fernando
(YT) Tourneur goes easy with this kind of material; makes pauses for romance (nice editing of Calhoun and pretty Tierney in the open space),... More
Reviewed by fernando
(YT) Tourneur goes easy with this kind of material; makes pauses for romance (nice editing of Calhoun and pretty Tierney in the open space),... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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The Long, Long Trailer
Reviewed by fernando
(OK) Its a long long anecdote, build on moving trailer slapstick gags (Lucy trying to cook breaking eggs, falling in the mud, etc; Desi driv... More
Reviewed by fernando
(OK) Its a long long anecdote, build on moving trailer slapstick gags (Lucy trying to cook breaking eggs, falling in the mud, etc; Desi driv... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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Godfather Mendoza
Reviewed by fernando
(Canal Filmoteca Unam) Extraordinario Rosalío mendoza, la ambiguedad, la personalidad, no hay juego claro con él y sin embargo cuantos sen... More
Reviewed by fernando
(Canal Filmoteca Unam) Extraordinario Rosalío mendoza, la ambiguedad, la personalidad, no hay juego claro con él y sin embargo cuantos sen... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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Three Secrets
Reviewed by fernando
(OK) Wise wise; he learns to direct great actresses (Neal and Parker better than Roman), stay with them in good close ups, enmarked in windo... More
Reviewed by fernando
(OK) Wise wise; he learns to direct great actresses (Neal and Parker better than Roman), stay with them in good close ups, enmarked in windo... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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A Patch of Blue
Reviewed by JxSxPx
Sidney Poitier’s transformation from individual performer to all-encompassing symbol of an entire race as the lone black star of prominenc... More
Reviewed by JxSxPx
Sidney Poitier’s transformation from individual performer to all-encompassing symbol of an entire race as the lone black star of prominenc... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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Lilies of the Field
Reviewed by JxSxPx
A simple story that aims for emotional warmth and heart-tugging uplift, and succeeds, Lilies of the Field is a sweet little movie that charm... More
Reviewed by JxSxPx
A simple story that aims for emotional warmth and heart-tugging uplift, and succeeds, Lilies of the Field is a sweet little movie that charm... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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Pressure Point
Reviewed by JxSxPx
Stanley Kramer, Hollywood’s original good liberal, may not have directed (most of) this film, but his fingerprints are all over it. From t... More
Reviewed by JxSxPx
Stanley Kramer, Hollywood’s original good liberal, may not have directed (most of) this film, but his fingerprints are all over it. From t... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Reviewed by JxSxPx
I must confess that this version of A Raisin in the Sun was the very first that I have watched, including stage shows and tv movies. I have ... More
Reviewed by JxSxPx
I must confess that this version of A Raisin in the Sun was the very first that I have watched, including stage shows and tv movies. I have ... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago 
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The Wrong Friend
Reviewed by soulistic
This movie was.... okay. Not much of thriller - it was hard to watch Li Eubanks .... as she was just so out -of-cast. Her character at somet... More
Reviewed by soulistic
This movie was.... okay. Not much of thriller - it was hard to watch Li Eubanks .... as she was just so out -of-cast. Her character at somet... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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The Purge: Election Year
Reviewed by johanlefourbe
To be honest, I have never been a huge fan of this franchise but since this movie was available on Netflix, I thought I might was well check... More
Reviewed by johanlefourbe
To be honest, I have never been a huge fan of this franchise but since this movie was available on Netflix, I thought I might was well check... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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El prisionero 13
Reviewed by fernando
(YT Canal Filmoteca UNAM) Gran historia, thriller y melodrama con fonde de revolución, diálogos perversos, y un final forzado para esquiva... More
Reviewed by fernando
(YT Canal Filmoteca UNAM) Gran historia, thriller y melodrama con fonde de revolución, diálogos perversos, y un final forzado para esquiva... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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The Other One
Reviewed by fernando
(YT Canal Filmoteca UNAM) Buena copia restaurada de un Gavaldón que se luce componiendo sobre grandes decorados, incluyendo la típica buha... More
Reviewed by fernando
(YT Canal Filmoteca UNAM) Buena copia restaurada de un Gavaldón que se luce componiendo sobre grandes decorados, incluyendo la típica buha... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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Paris Blues (1961)
Reviewed by JxSxPx
I think the four credited writers it took to adapt Harold Flender’s 1957 novel are the biggest tell that something is going to be ‘off�... More
Reviewed by JxSxPx
I think the four credited writers it took to adapt Harold Flender’s 1957 novel are the biggest tell that something is going to be ‘off�... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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The Defiant Ones
Reviewed by JxSxPx
James Baldwin famously derided this as white liberal wish fulfillment, and he wasn’t off the mark. Stanley Kramer’s cinema at its most e... More
Reviewed by JxSxPx
James Baldwin famously derided this as white liberal wish fulfillment, and he wasn’t off the mark. Stanley Kramer’s cinema at its most e... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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Blackboard Jungle
Reviewed by JxSxPx
Nothing ages quite as quick as a mainstream Hollywood film about hot button social issues. Look no further than Blackboard Jungle, which rei... More
Reviewed by JxSxPx
Nothing ages quite as quick as a mainstream Hollywood film about hot button social issues. Look no further than Blackboard Jungle, which rei... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)
Reviewed by JxSxPx
Alan Paton adapted his own for the big screen and helped craft one of cinema’s first discussion about Apartheid in South Africa. Zoltan Ko... More
Reviewed by JxSxPx
Alan Paton adapted his own for the big screen and helped craft one of cinema’s first discussion about Apartheid in South Africa. Zoltan Ko... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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Atlantic City (1980)
Reviewed by JxSxPx
Louis Malle’s camera fills his tableaus with all sorts of eccentric details in this sweet, modest romance about two desperate people looki... More
Reviewed by JxSxPx
Louis Malle’s camera fills his tableaus with all sorts of eccentric details in this sweet, modest romance about two desperate people looki... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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The Swimmer
Reviewed by JxSxPx
A box office failure in its heyday, 1968’s The Swimmer has since attained status as a cult film. Based on John Cheever’s short story of ... More
Reviewed by JxSxPx
A box office failure in its heyday, 1968’s The Swimmer has since attained status as a cult film. Based on John Cheever’s short story of ... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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Birdman of Alcatraz
Reviewed by JxSxPx
The cinema is filled with collaborations between directors and their handsome proxies reuniting and exploring, if not refining, their indivi... More
Reviewed by JxSxPx
The cinema is filled with collaborations between directors and their handsome proxies reuniting and exploring, if not refining, their indivi... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
Reviewed by JxSxPx
Anatole Litvak finally does something with his camera besides plop it down and film his actors as though they were performing on a stage. He... More
Reviewed by JxSxPx
Anatole Litvak finally does something with his camera besides plop it down and film his actors as though they were performing on a stage. He... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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Brute Force
Reviewed by JxSxPx
Iron-jawed Burt Lancaster plays a tortured prisoner aching to get out to reunite with his ailing wife (Ann Blyth). We understand and sympath... More
Reviewed by JxSxPx
Iron-jawed Burt Lancaster plays a tortured prisoner aching to get out to reunite with his ailing wife (Ann Blyth). We understand and sympath... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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I Walk Alone
Reviewed by JxSxPx
Film noir is dependent upon a palpable sense of atmosphere, of a world going to rot, covered in grim and thick with smoke. There’s a sense... More
Reviewed by JxSxPx
Film noir is dependent upon a palpable sense of atmosphere, of a world going to rot, covered in grim and thick with smoke. There’s a sense... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago
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The Story of Three Loves
Reviewed by fernando
(OK) The best is not the Minnelli segmento with peotry fan Caron; but Reinhardts segment with Sheares. She dance for the camera, never forg... More
Reviewed by fernando
(OK) The best is not the Minnelli segmento with peotry fan Caron; but Reinhardts segment with Sheares. She dance for the camera, never forg... More
Added 6 years, 2 months ago