Movies
Ballad of a Soldier // Баллада о солдате (1959)
Young Russian soldier Alyosha earns a medal, but asks to visit his mother instead. His journey recounts various kinds of love during wartime.
Great war movie about a young soldier on leave and his road towards home. It’s one of the best coming-of-age stories out there and it’s considered one of the best Russian movies. Six popcorns and jumps into the Movie Vault.
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2024-09-02
Despicable Me 4 (2024)
Gru, Lucy, Margo, Edith, and Agnes welcome a new member to the family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his girlfriend Valentina, and the family is forced to go on the run.
Cute animation following the other three. It’s fun and funny, but don’t expect a masterpiece. The minions are either annoying or brilliant and in the end it’s a decent watch for the kids and parents alike. Four popcorns.
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2024-09-02
Inside Out 2 (2024)
A sequel that features Riley entering puberty and experiencing brand new, more complex emotions as a result. As Riley tries to adapt to her teenage years, her old emotions try to adapt to the possibility of being replaced.
A good sequel made by Pixar for the great movie about feelings. It’s a good movie for kids 5 to 105 and as always Pixar delivers a great movie. Five popcorns.
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2024-09-02
Arrhythmia // Аритми́я (2017)
A paramedic devoted to his patients struggles to make time for his wife who begins to believe his patients are more important to him than she is.
Great Russian drama about normal people in normal situations trying to do their best while juggling with personal dramas, love life and working in the emergency system. Six popcorns for a raw, realistic and good movie.
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2024-09-01
Escape From L.A. (1996)
Snake Plissken is once again called in by the United States government to recover a potential doomsday device from Los Angeles, now an autonomous island where undesirables are deported.
Another movie, another escape, the John Carpenter as director and Kurt Russell as lead actor combination does it work. Also, the casting of Steve Buscemi is excellent. Four popcorns.
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2024-08-30
Escape From New York (1981)
In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him.
Good fun post-apocalyptic movie, with the great Kurt Russell, under the great direction of John Carpenter. Four popcorns.
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2024-08-30
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
A gambler and a prostitute become business partners in a remote Old West mining town, and their enterprise thrives until a large corporation arrives on the scene.
Good movie about the Old West that doesn’t resemble of the classic normal Western movies. Three popcorns for this great movie directed by Robert Altman (Thieves Like Us, MAS*H), and starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie.
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2024-08-30
Carny (1980)
Tired of her dull job as a waitress, Donna decides to join two carnival hustlers and see what life in their field is like.
A carnival comes to a small town. Eighteen year old Donna meets Frankie and Patch, two carnival hustlers. They earn their living by mercilessly taunting spectators to try to dump one of them into the water by throwing balls. Donna is tired of her work as a waitress and follows them through the South. Really good drama with a fantastic cast (16 yo Jodie Foster, Gary Busey, Robbie Robertson. Definitely a cult classic, gets five popcorns and jumps into the Movie Vault.
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2024-08-29
Murder by Death (1976)
Five famous literary detective characters and their sidekicks are invited to a bizarre mansion to solve an even stranger mystery.
A killer cast and a screenplay to die for await you in the mirthful mystery spoof, Murder By Death! Eccentric millionaire Lionel Twain (acclaimed author Truman Capote) has invited the world’s greatest detectives to his mansion for the ultimate battle of wits. Informing his guests that a member of the dinner party will be murdered at midnight, he offers a million dollars to the sleuth who solves the crime. As the deadly game commences, Sidney Wang (Peter Sellers), Sam Diamond (Peter Falk), Dick and Dora Charleston (David Niven and Dame Maggie Smith), Milo Perrier (James Coco), and Jessica Marbles (Elsa Lanchester) must combine their powers of deduction to survive the night and preserve their reputations — or be exposed as completely clueless. Six popcorns and it’s no mystery it goes into the Movie Vault.
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2024-08-28
The Stunt Man (1980)
A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady while facing off with his manipulative director.
Good interesting movie about a fugitive that has to become a stuntman to escape the cops that were chasing him. All in all, a gdecent movie about making movies, and even though it has some great scenes and camera work, it often feels disjointed, like the kid who made the editing had ADHD. Three popcorns.
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2024-08-27
Hoosiers (1986)
A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small-town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the state championship in 1950s Indiana.
Failed college coach Norman Dale (Gene Hackman) gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to direct the basketball program at a high school in a tiny Indiana town. After a teacher (Barbara Hershey) persuades star player Jimmy Chitwood to quit and focus on his long-neglected studies, Dale struggles to develop a winning team in the face of community criticism for his temper and his unconventional choice of assistant coach: Shooter (Dennis Hopper), a notorious alcoholic. Five popcorns for a good sports drama.
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2024-08-26
The Natural (1984)
A middle-aged unknown comes seemingly out of nowhere to become a legendary baseball player with almost supernatural talent.
Excellent drama/sports movie, and even though I’m not into baseball, it’s interestingly done. Starring a great deal of A-listers, like R Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, and directed by Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Good Morning Vietnam), it tells a nice fantasy story about success, failure and backbone. Five popcorns and although I’m not a baseball fan, I understand why this is considered to be one of the greatest sports-related movies.