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Tag Archives: Mathew Modine
Married to the Mob (1988)
Another 80s Demme banger that welcomes you with open arms upon every revisit. So full of screwball wit and genre-bending charm. I especially enjoy Demme and Fujimoto’s growing confidence with the subjective camera and the foregrounding of colourful oddballs. It … Continue reading
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Tagged 1988, Alec Baldwin, Dean Stockwell, Jonathan Demme, Mathew Modine, Michelle Pfeiffer
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47 Meters Down (2017)
Honestly, this is a pretty kickass concept for a situation thriller (or a sitthrill? Remind me to stop pulling genres out of my ass). It’s as if the filmmakers saw The Shallows and were like “how about we did that … Continue reading
"This Film Should Be Played Loud" 