fromthefourthrow
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My Life My Love 50 Years in Film Pt 1
By Dan Skip Allen This is the first article in a series of five where I’ll run down my favorite and or best films from a given year starting with my birth year in 1974 and ending with this year,… Continue reading
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Mafia Mamma Review- A Gangster Film Fans of the Genre Can Be Proud Of
There is no surprise to anybody that knows me that I am a big fan of gangster films. That being said, the first two Godfather films are two of my favorite films of all time. So when I saw that… Continue reading
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 5 Review- Maisel Goes Out On A High Note With Strong Character Development For Brosnahan and Borstein
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is a show that started out as just a pilot until it caught fire. Five seasons later all of these characters in the show have had their ups and downs. There have been a lot of… Continue reading
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Renfield Review- Funny, Bloody, and Amazing
Count Dracula is one of the Universal Monsters characters from the 1930s. He was played brilliantly by Bela Lugosi. This character has been played by a lot of actors since this incarnation by Lugosi. Renfield on the other hand hasn’t… Continue reading
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Showing Up Review- A Strange Collection of Characters at an Art School Doesn’t Make a Movie
There are a lot of films in the history of the movie industry that are just slice-of-life stories. That’s the case with Showing Up. It’s just this small little story that features a close-knit group of friends and family members.… Continue reading
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Air Courting a Legend Review- Top Level Filmmaking by Affleck and Company and an Absolute Crowd Pleaser
I am unapologetically a huge Larry Bird and Boston Celtics fan. I was very much aware of the show contract he had with Converse when I was a kid. His rivalry with Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers was… Continue reading
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Paint Review- A Fine Performance by Owen Wilson Makes Seeing this Film Worth Your Time
Sometimes film genres can be loosely described in the film world. They can blur the lines between what a movie is trying to convey. One of those examples is Paint which is described as a comedy. I would say it’s… Continue reading
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Spinning Gold Review- A Competently Made and Acted Musical Biopic
I’ve seen a lot of films that deal with the record industry and or singers and bands. This genre has had a lot of hits over the years, no pun intended. Spinning Gold is a new story about the record… Continue reading
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Smoking Causes Coughing Review- A Superhero Film that Doesn’t Completely Come Together In the End
The superhero genre has taken over cinemas and has made studios like Disney Sony and Warner Brothers a lot of money in the process. Smoking Causes Coughing is a superhero film that is unlike any I’ve seen before. There are… Continue reading
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