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Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)

“… no beginning … no end … no speed limit!” An offbeat, existential road movie directed by Monte Hellman (The Shooting), Two-Lane Blacktop was billed as “The Far-Out World of…

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The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

“Oh, there’s nothing so different about them. After all, crime is only . . . a left-handed form of human endeavor.” My favorite film noir, The Asphalt Jungle, which involves…

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The Asphyx (1972)

“If It Were In Your Power … Would You Sacrifice Your Wife … Your Children For Immortality?” Definitely not for all tastes, The Asphyx (AKA The Horror of Death) is…

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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

“Beyond the myth lies America’s greatest betrayal.” With a running time of 160 minutes, this outstanding revisionist Western unfolds at a deliberate pace (to say the least!) but offers some…

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The Basketball Diaries (1995)

“I was just gonna sniff a bag but one guy says if you’re gonna sniff you might as well pop it and another guy says if you gonna pop it…

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The Beast Must Die (1974)

“One of our guests is a werewolf, I know it.” Directed by Paul Annett and based on the 1950 short story “There Shall Be No Darkness” by James Blish, The…

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The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)

“Your flesh will creep … AT THE HAND THAT CRAWLS!” Okay, so The Beast with Five Fingers morphs from a creepy low-budget horror flick to more of a mystery/suspense thriller…

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The Big Combo (1955)

“The Most Startling Story the Screen Has Ever Dared Reveal!” Although the title sounds like a meal deal at McDonald’s or Burger King, The Big Combo is actually a low-key,…

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The Big House (1930)

“Timely! Tremendous! Thrilling! Drama of Love and a Jail-Break!” An archetypal prison film directed by George W. Hill, The Big House gives off an anti-Shawshank Redemption vibe – the naïve…

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The Big Year (2011)

“Everyone is searching for something.” Audiences failed to flock to theaters (no pun intended!) to watch this very low-key but entertaining comedy about birdwatching (actually the correct term is “birding”…

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