One of the greatest from one of the masters. It's so heartbreaking that I can only watch it once in a great while, but it's one of my favorites. Along with his Bicycle Thieves, which is just as tough to watch but just as rewarding.
Umberto D | Rotten Tomatoes
When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari (Carlo Battisti) returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady (Lina Gennari) demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end of the month or he and his small dog will be turned out onto the street...www.rottentomatoes.com
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My scan of the Alien: Romulus reviews gives me the impression that if you are old enough to have seen Alien or at least Aliens in the theater, this entry will not impress you, but if you’re young enough to have only seen the originals on TNT you will really dig this film.
Definitely sounds like it is far more stripped down horror in space than the two most recent entries.
This review conclusion seemed to me to be consistent with the general response that has the film above 80% Tomatometer right now:
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The set pieces in the third act were well made… but they were not terribly well motivated. There was not much else to hold onto.
They just kept throwing cool stuff at us… but that is not really enough. We want to think. We want to anticipate. And when something new is added, we want to understand the purpose, not just admire how cool it looks.
Still, I like the movie. Halfway through, I was ready to love the movie. But the frustration that set in was a variation on the old cliche… it left me wanting less. Sigh. …”
Definitely sounds like it is far more stripped down horror in space than the two most recent entries.
This review conclusion seemed to me to be consistent with the general response that has the film above 80% Tomatometer right now:
“…
The set pieces in the third act were well made… but they were not terribly well motivated. There was not much else to hold onto.
They just kept throwing cool stuff at us… but that is not really enough. We want to think. We want to anticipate. And when something new is added, we want to understand the purpose, not just admire how cool it looks.
Still, I like the movie. Halfway through, I was ready to love the movie. But the frustration that set in was a variation on the old cliche… it left me wanting less. Sigh. …”
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Apparently this trailer for Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola's self funded, extremely self indulgent movie, has fake quotes made up at the beginning so the studio, Lionsgate, is pulling the trailer down all over (except YouTube?) and issued an apology.
The movie looks pretty out there, though with a stacked cast, and some pretty sweet visuals. Almost assuredly is going to bomb at the box office but should be interesting for those of us that like "art house" films.
The movie looks pretty out there, though with a stacked cast, and some pretty sweet visuals. Almost assuredly is going to bomb at the box office but should be interesting for those of us that like "art house" films.
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Scent of a Woman | Rotten Tomatoes
Frank is a retired Lt. Col. in the US army. He's blind and impossible to get along with. Charlie is at school and is looking forward to going to college. To help pay for a trip home for Christmas, he agrees to look after Frank over Thanksgiving. Frank's niece says this will be easy money, but...
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Meet Joe Black | Rotten Tomatoes
Bill Parrish (Anthony Hopkins), businessman and devoted family man, is about to celebrate his 65th birthday. However, before he reaches that landmark, he is visited by Death (Brad Pitt), who has taken human form as Joe Black, a young man who recently died. Joe and Bill make a deal: Bill will be...
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Spotlight (2015) | Rotten Tomatoes
In 2001, editor Marty Baron of The Boston Globe assigns a team of journalists to investigate allegations against John Geoghan, an unfrocked priest accused of molesting more than 80 boys. Led by editor Walter "Robby" Robinson (Michael Keaton), reporters Michael Rezendes (Mark Ruffalo), Matt...
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Meet Joe Black | Rotten Tomatoes
Bill Parrish (Anthony Hopkins), businessman and devoted family man, is about to celebrate his 65th birthday. However, before he reaches that landmark, he is visited by Death (Brad Pitt), who has taken human form as Joe Black, a young man who recently died. Joe and Bill make a deal: Bill will be...
I always liked Joe Black a lot. Fascinating how the directors cut and the one that's played on TV now are so drastically different.
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Wild Tales | Rotten Tomatoes
A waitress adds a special ingredient to an arrogant loan shark's meal in one of several tales dealing with extremes of human behavior.
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Crash; when Pena while holding his daughter who is shot at close range, like 6 inches, and is not injured is one of the most dramatic scenes ever...
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A walberg was, but not Mark.
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I thought the same thing, but I looked it up. He is listed as being in the group for one year, but not a founding member.
His brother was a founding member.
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Well, shit, what else from my childhood was a lie?
