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Month: May 2024

Captains of the Clouds: Hollywood Comes to Canada.

Captains of the Clouds: Hollywood Comes to Canada.

Released: February 1942 Directed by: Michael Curtiz Cast: James Cagney, Dennis Morgan, Brenda Marshall, Alan Hale, George Tobias, Reginald Gardiner, W.A.(Billy) Bishop, Reginald Denny, Russell Arms, Paul Cavanagh, and Clem Bevans as Sam ‘Store-Teeth’ Morrison. Being Canadian, I’m a little biased when it comes to Captains of the Clouds. Released in 1942, it is one of several Warner Brothers films produced during World War 2 that showcased the Allied contributions to the European war. Films like Edge of Darkness, Passage…

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Jump Cuts: More of My Letterboxd Reviews. Take Two

Jump Cuts: More of My Letterboxd Reviews. Take Two

A new batch of reviews from my Letterboxd account. These films were found on Tubi, Amazon Prime, Netflix, the Criterion Channel, and my personal collection. The only editing I’ve done is to correct some bad/awkward grammar. Letterboxd uses a 5-star rating system, which I will be including. The Quiet Earth (1985) Starring Bruno Lawrence, Alison Routledge, Anzac Wallace, Pete Smith, Tom Hyde, Norman Fletcher. Directed by Geoff Murphy. **** Zac (Bruno Lawrence) wakes up one morning, only to find everyone…

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Jump Cuts: A Collection of My LETTERBOXD Reviews. Take One.

Jump Cuts: A Collection of My LETTERBOXD Reviews. Take One.

For those of you who may not be familiar, Letterboxd is a movie app where you can keep track of, rate, and review the movies you watch. I’ve gotten into the habit of writing short reviews immediately following a movie I’ve just watched, sometimes while the closing credits are still rolling. Anyway, after going back and re-reading some of these nuggets of ‘cinematic insight’, I thought it might be fun to share some of my favorites. These films were found…

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