All posts tagged "movie drama"
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100 Greatest Gangster Films
100 Greatest Gangster Films: The Friends of Eddie Coyle, #38
December 27, 2021There is no glamour in the underworld of Eddie Coyle, nor is there any attempt by...
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Movies
Movie Review: Side Effects
December 24, 2021Side Effects is the twisty story of Emily Taylor (Rooney Mara), a depressive young woman whose...
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100 Greatest Gangster Films
100 Greatest Gangster Films: A History of Violence, #37
December 21, 2021Joey Cusack was the nastiest guy in Philadelphia’s Irish mob. He killed dozens, sometimes without the...
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Movies
Movie Review: Beautiful Creatures
December 19, 2021Scripted and paced with impressive skill and thoughtfulness, this movie manages to be witty, racy, and...
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100 Greatest Gangster Films
100 Greatest Gangster Films: Pépé le Moko, #36
December 15, 2021Pépé le Moko is described as a foray into poetic realism and as the precursor to...
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100 Greatest Gangster Films
100 Greatest Gangster Films: In Bruges, #35
December 9, 2021Two Irish hit men, Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson), are sent to Bruges, a...
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Movies
Movie Review: Jack the Giant Slayer
December 7, 2021Magic beans are magic beans -- not some genetically altered strain developed by an evil alchemist....
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100 Greatest Gangster Films
100 Greatest Gangster Films: The Long Good Friday, #34
December 3, 2021There’s a fascinating blend of flag waver and felon in the English bulldog character created by...
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100 Greatest Gangster Films
100 Greatest Gangster Films: American Gangster, #33
November 27, 2021Based loosely on the life and times of Harlem drug kingpin Frank Lucas, American Gangster was...
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100 Greatest Gangster Films
100 Greatest Gangster Films: City of God, #32
November 26, 2021The frantic pace and relentless violence drive home the promotional tagline that so accurately described the...