Taxi! (1932)

“Come out and take it, you dirty yellow-bellied rat!” Yes, this is the early James Cagney film where he DOESN’T actually say the line “you dirty rat, you killed my…

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Ten Benny (1995)

"When the odds are against you, sometimes the only bet is yourself." Directed by Eric Bross (Stranger Than Fiction), this low-key flick (also known as Nothing to Lose) deals with…

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The Apostle (1997)

“You want the Lord to watch me kick your ass?” In The Apostle, (which he also wrote and directed) Robert Duvall expertly portrays a Pentecostal evangelist from Texas named Eulis…

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Sugar Hill (1974)

“Meet SUGAR HILL and her ZOMBIE HIT MEN … The Mafia has never met anything like them!” I must admit that this zombie blaxploitation flick doesn’t have much going for…

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Summer Rental (1985)

“Hey mate! Good to see you. What can I get ya?” … “How about drunk.” Burnt-out, chain-smoking air traffic controller “Jack Chester” (the late, great John Candy) takes his family…

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Sweet Sugar (1972)

“Sugar gets what she wants … when she wants it! Her machete isn’t her only weapon!” In the “so ridiculously bad it’s actually pretty good” category, this sleazy sexploitation flick…

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Tales of Ordinary Madness (1983)

"I've always had a love affair with the streets." Italian Director Marco Ferreri (La Grande Bouffe) based this offbeat film (Italian title: Storie di ordinaria follia) on a 1972 collection…

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Stardust Memories (1980)

"You can't control life. It doesn't wind up perfectly … Only art you can control. Art and masturbation. Two areas in which I am an absolute expert." Woody Allen’s homage…

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