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Movie Review: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

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Synopsis: In 1958, wealthy shipping magnate Herbert Greenleaf pays employee Tom Ridley $1,000 to travel to Italy and convince his son, Dickie Greenleaf, to return to the United States. Tom accepts the offer but instead of convincing Dickie to return befriends both him and his fiancée Marge Sherwood and learns to enjoy the luxuries money can bring. When Dickie, growing both bored and suspicious, later rejects him, an angry Tom kills his friend and then assumes Dickie's identity. However, he is only able to succeed with the deception for a short time before people grow suspicious. Who's in it? The movie stars Matt Damon , Gwenyth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett , Jude Law, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and James Rebhorn. Review: The first and only time I watched The Talented Mr. Ripley was when it was still showing at the theater back in 1999. Despite that, there were still scenes from the film I could remember vividly, albeit without much context. So, when I came across the film on one of...
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Movie Review: Water Rustlers (1939)

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Synopsis: Shirley Martin and her father run a cattle ranch that, along with others in the valley, is in danger of drying up after a mining company owned by Robert Weylan dams and redirects the only source of water in an elaborate scheme to buy the land at a reduced cost. After her father is killed by Weylan's men, Shirley attempts to fight him in court and, when that fails, works to find another solution that won't result in people being hurt or killed. Who's in it? The movie stars Dorothy Page, Dave O'Brien , Stanley Price, Vince Barnett and Warner Richmond. Review: I was undecided about which movie to watch this morning and ended up picking Water Rustlers because it was one of the first that popped up on my list and a class western starring a "singing cowgirl" seemed somewhat unique. After seeing the movie, my opinion of it is mostly positive. I will admit, I wasn't expecting all that much from Shirley Martin (Page), based mostly on when the movie w...
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Movie Review: The Cat Burglar (1961)

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Synopsis: Impoverished Jack Coley works as a cat burglar to pay his rent and steals some jewelry and a briefcase from Nan Baker's apartment. What he doesn't know is Nan is an unwitting mule for an espionage ring her boyfriend, Alan, is involved with and the briefcase contained important stolen papers he threw out, putting both his and Nan's lives in danger. Who's in it? The movie stars Jack Hogan, June Kenney , John Baer, Gregg Palmer and Billie Bird . Review: I had planned on watching another movie this morning but since Stormcloud decided to join me by curling up on my lap, I instead looked for a movie that had a cat theme to it. The Cat Burglar was the first one I could find in a reasonable amount of time, so I gave it a try. It turned out to be a good choice. This is one of those movies that revolves around someone being in the wrong place at the wrong time and, in the case of Jack (Hogan), it was about as wrong as he could get with the notebook he winds up with...
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Movie Review: Tank Girl (1995)

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Synopsis: In the year 2033, the Earth is a desert wasteland following a collision with a comet and 95 percent of the world's water supply is under the control of a tyrannical corporation that is determined to gain control of the remaining 5 percent by any means possible. The only person standing in their way is a tank-driving hero from Australia. Who's in it?  The movie stars Lori Petty, Malcolm McDowell , Ice-T , Don Harvey and Naomi Watts . Review: It had been pretty much forever since I had seen Tank Girl . So, when I came across it this morning on one of my movie channels and had some free time, I decided to re-watch it. As has been the case when I've seen it in the past, I enjoyed every minute. The thing I like about this movie is it manages to be funny while, at the same time, is a pretty decent action movie. Tank Girl/Rebecca (Petty) is facing off against a well-armed army and has everything working against her from almost the very beginning. At the same time, she...
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Movie Review: The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

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Synopsis: Aspiring writer Andrea "Andy" Sachs has limited fashion knowledge but takes a personal assistant job at Runway magazine, believing it will look good on her resume and open doors. Her boss, Miranda Priestly, is notoriously demanding and abusive, quickly admonishing Andy for her lack of fashion sense and berating her for failing at the most impossible tasks.  Andy sticks it out, however, and soon finds her footing and earns Miranda's trust. However, the long hours and constant phone calls threaten her relationship with boyfriend Nate and her other friends. Who's in it? The movie stars Anne Hathaway , Meryl Streep , Emily Blunt , Adrian Grenier and Stanley Tucci. Review: My wife and I had time between watching a terrible zombie movie and going to bed and found ourselves watching The Devil Wears Prada . It's a film we've seen before and even after re-watching it, we still think it is a solid, entertaining movie (it's even one of my wife's favo...
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Movie Review: Hell of the Living Dead (1980)

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Synopsis: After the population of New Guinea begins turning into zombies, four commandos and two reporters brave hoards of the undead to find the source. Only distrust threatens to make their journey even more difficult. Who's in it? The movie stars Margie Newton, Franco Garofalo, Selan Karay, José Gras and Gabriel Renom. Review: It's another cold, rainy and now stormy night so we ended up staying home and watching a movie again. Since it has been a while since our last zombie movie, I went with Hell of the Living Dead . After watching it, I immediately wished I had picked a different movie. As far as the overall plot is concerned, this Italian film is basically your typical zombie movie, borrowing from (ripping off) plenty of other films. There are zombies created by an experiment gone bad, they eat people and anyone who is bitten turns into one.  It's a proven formula that is hard to mess up. Unfortunately, this movie managed to do just that. One of the fil...
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Movie Review: One Battle After Another (2025)

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Synopsis: Pat Calhoun and his girlfriend, Perfidia, are members of the far left French 75 militant group, carrying out an attempted revolution near the Mexican border. When Perfidia gets pregnant and gives birth to a girl, Charlene, she decides she isn't ready to settle down, is arrested after an attempted bank robbery and turned into a rat by corrupt military officer Steven Lockjaw before fleeing witness protection and disappearing. Sixteen years later, Pat, now going by the name Bob Ferguson, is addicted to drugs and alcohol while living off the grid with Charlene, now named Willa. His increased paranoia comes to fruition when Lockjaw leads a new manhunt - this time in an effort to find Willa because he believes she really is his daughter and is a potential scandal that would keep him from joining a white supremacy group. Who's in it? The movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn,  Benicio Del Toro , Chase Infiniti and Regina Hall. Review: My wife had wanted to watch One Ba...
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