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BarbieBarbie, DVD
DVD - 2023DVD, 2023
Maoisdead's rating:
Added Mar 14, 2024
Mystery TrainMystery Train, DVD
DVD - 2000DVD, 2000
Maoisdead's rating:
Added Oct 11, 2023
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I'm a fan of dark comedies and this one fits the bill with intertwining plots and some good suspense. If you are an Elvis fan ( and who isn't ) it's extra special.
Losing the SignalLosing the Signal, BookThe Spectacular Rise and Fall of Blackberry
by McNish, JacquieBook - 2015Book, 2015
Maoisdead's rating:
Added Sep 27, 2023
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A vividly written, crisply clear (yet enjoyable detailed) history of this legendary firm's rise and fall. Although this book has been around for years now, the recent release of the "Blackberry" motion picture may revive interest in this written history (which is what brought me to it, in fact). This tells the story with less theatrical embellishment, and indeed, the story itself is so intriguing that the fictional parts of the film seem unnecessary in retrospect. Read this fascinating book instead of watching the sub-par film version of the story.A vividly written, crisply clear (yet enjoyable detailed) history of this legendary firm's rise and fall. Although this book has been around for years now, the recent release of the "Blackberry" motion picture may revive interest in this written…
Lady BirdLady Bird, DVD
DVD - 2018DVD, 2018
Maoisdead's rating:
Added Sep 27, 2023
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Awful, unfunny film with a main character you really don't want to spend any time with.
BlackberryBlackberry, DVD
DVD - 2023DVD, 2023
Maoisdead's rating:
Added Sep 27, 2023
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The story of the development of the Blackberry phone is an interesting one, unfortunately, this amateurish " Bro " version of the story is not interesting at all. Hack acting and direction made this a painful film to watch.
SerpicoSerpico, DVD
DVD - 2002DVD, 2002
Maoisdead's rating:
Added Aug 30, 2023
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Good movie, strong performance by Pacino early in his career. Great shots of New York during it's grittier era. This is a character driven movie, so don't expect an action packed film. Overall, I enjoyed this movie quite a bit.
Triangle of SadnessTriangle of Sadness, DVD
DVD - 2023DVD, 2023
Maoisdead's rating:
Added May 17, 2023
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This was just utter drivel. How this is billed as a comedy I'll never know. Possibly because there isn't a category of "waste your time". It wasn't funny. It wasn't meaningful. It didn't entertain or inform. I don't what the script writer was thinking but it was yet another one of those films that tails off because it has no ending worth developing and the writer hopes you'll perceive this as being meaningful. Talk about the Kings New Clothes.This was just utter drivel. How this is billed as a comedy I'll never know. Possibly because there isn't a category of "waste your time". It wasn't funny. It wasn't meaningful. It didn't entertain or inform. I don't what the script writer was…
DonnybrookDonnybrook, DVD
DVD - 2019DVD, 2019
Maoisdead's rating:
Added Apr 04, 2023
Escape the FieldEscape the Field, DVD
DVD - 2022DVD, 2022
Maoisdead's rating:
Added Mar 26, 2023
GomorrahGomorrah, DVDFifth and final season
DVD - 2022 | ItalianDVD, 2022. Language: Italian
Maoisdead's rating:
Added Feb 26, 2023
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Last season of the amazing Italian series. Terrific cast and production.
Star Trek, PicardStar Trek, Picard, DVDSeason Two
DVD - 2022DVD, 2022
Maoisdead's rating:
Added Feb 16, 2023
Better Call SaulBetter Call Saul, DVDSeason Six
DVD - 2022DVD, 2022
Maoisdead's rating:
Added Feb 13, 2023
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Better Call Saul Season 6 is a great finale and an even greater send-off to such a complex character.
Bullet TrainBullet Train, DVD
DVD - 2022DVD, 2022
Maoisdead's rating:
Added Feb 10, 2023
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Pretty lame. Mindless junk.
The Velvet UndergroundThe Velvet Underground, DVD
DVD - 2022DVD, 2022
Maoisdead's rating:
Added Jan 29, 2023
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What an interesting take on a legendary band
Everything Everywhere All at OnceEverything Everywhere All at Once, DVD
DVD - 2022DVD, 2022
Maoisdead's rating:
Added Jan 29, 2023
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This was the very worst movie I have ever seen in my life. It tried to be clever but its seems like a 13 year old boy wrote this movie. I would not even say its a B movie its way worse than that. If anyone ever ask me in the future what is the very worst movie.... Its is this one. Pointless... Terrible.. Waste of time . Time that i can never get back. It was so bad that one part they had hot dogs for fingers so they used their feet. Like I said a child must have wrote this movie.... A really dumb one.This was the very worst movie I have ever seen in my life. It tried to be clever but its seems like a 13 year old boy wrote this movie. I would not even say its a B movie its way worse than that. If anyone ever ask me in the future what is the very…
The DryThe Dry, DVD
DVD - 2022DVD, 2022
Maoisdead's rating:
Added Jan 23, 2023
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Dark, gripping, and compelling. Eric Bana and crew deliver. Cinematography, pacing, etc. are all on point. Just watch it.
Maoisdead's rating:
Added Jan 23, 2023
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Roxy Music's 8th and final studio release is a high quality, valedictory effort containing 3 effortlessly smooth singles ( 'Avalon', 'More Than This' and 'Take A Chance With Me' ) and a number of beautifully crafted tracks including the catchy 'The Space Between', the very classy 'While My Heart Is Still Beating' and the crunchy 'The Main Thing' which features a clever introductory section. As ever, Bryan Ferry delivers some lovely vocals whilst Phil Manzanera (guitar) and Andy Mackay (saxophone) provide superb support from the wings.Roxy Music's 8th and final studio release is a high quality, valedictory effort containing 3 effortlessly smooth singles ( 'Avalon', 'More Than This' and 'Take A Chance With Me' ) and a number of beautifully crafted tracks including the catchy 'The…
Last Tango in ParisLast Tango in Paris, DVD
DVD - 1998DVD, 1998
Maoisdead's rating:
Added Jan 23, 2023
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This film is a masterpiece of emotion. Bertolucci's directing is brilliant, and the acting wonderful. Brando is a great actor. And the French actors are superb as well. Yes, there is brutal truth here - sex, violence, sexual perversion, and pain. The hurt one feels at a seemingly pointless death. It's got European and American flavor mixed with comical bits and some touching moments. If you don't appreciate this film, you are uptight with no sense of the real world. Go back to your corn flakes and baseball and Madonna and let life pass you by. For the more mature or sophisticated audience, and a movie I'll watch again & again because it's fascinating.This film is a masterpiece of emotion. Bertolucci's directing is brilliant, and the acting wonderful. Brando is a great actor. And the French actors are superb as well. Yes, there is brutal truth here - sex, violence, sexual perversion, and pain.…
The ForgivenThe Forgiven, DVD
DVD - 2022DVD, 2022
Maoisdead's rating:
Added Jan 23, 2023
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Moody, ambient film set in the rich beauty of desert Morocco. Suspenseful and full of Moroccan culture and influence. A morality tale between the haves and the have nots. Quite arresting, lush cinematography. Tense and surprising.
VengeanceVengeance, DVD
DVD - 2022DVD, 2022
Maoisdead's rating:
Added Jan 09, 2023
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Is this supposed to be a comedy? A drama? A thriller? How would we know? This is more like a weird fictional fantasy about Texas written by someone who's clearly never been to Texas. It's full of tired and nonsensical clichés and one dimensional cardboard cutout characters.Is this supposed to be a comedy? A drama? A thriller? How would we know? This is more like a weird fictional fantasy about Texas written by someone who's clearly never been to Texas. It's full of tired and nonsensical clichés and one dimensional…
Paris, TexasParis, Texas, DVD
DVD - 2009DVD, 2009
Maoisdead's rating:
Added Sep 09, 2022
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It might seem odd to call this an "American" film, as its director, Wim Wenders is a German film director, who , unlike his predecessors, Lang, Murnau, Pabst, Von Sternberg , and Billy Wilder, has chosen to remain aloof from the Hollywood film industry. But Paris Texas is as much an American film as Tocqueville's "Democracy in America" is an American book. Sometimes it takes a foreigner ( In Wim Wenders' case, a foreigner who loves American music, American movies and American literature.) to look into the American soul. In this case, it helps that he is working with a great-and misunderstood- American writer, Sam Shephard, and a great-and under appreciated- American actor, Harry Dean Stanton. I can not begin to convey who poetic, how haunting, and how beautiful this film is, and how artfully it probes the American heart. The scene where Stanton confronts his wife, and tells what he did and why he did it, must rank among the supreme scenes, not just of film, but of human life. It echoed the great scenes of our literature, such as Ulysses meeting with Penelope, and the return of the prodigal son. Sublime AND beautiful.It might seem odd to call this an "American" film, as its director, Wim Wenders is a German film director, who , unlike his predecessors, Lang, Murnau, Pabst, Von Sternberg , and Billy Wilder, has chosen to remain aloof from the Hollywood film…
The BeatlesThe Beatles, DVDGet Back
DVD - 2022DVD, 2022
Maoisdead's rating:
Added Aug 02, 2022
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Fantastic to see the inner workings of the Fab Four and their creative process. Coming up with songs like let it be and get back on the hoof. Supremely talented. Also great to see the hierarchy of the group with Paul and John calling all of the shots. George being 'the quiet one' and Ringo just going along. Great insight.Fantastic to see the inner workings of the Fab Four and their creative process. Coming up with songs like let it be and get back on the hoof. Supremely talented. Also great to see the hierarchy of the group with Paul and John calling all of the…
GomorrahGomorrah, DVD
DVD - 2009 | ItalianDVD, 2009. Language: Italian
Maoisdead's rating:
Added Jun 07, 2022
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This is one great movie by director Matteo Garrone. It's a living example of contemporary neorealist cinema. Based on Roberto Saviano's homonymous bestseller, the movie explores the world of one of the most atrocious criminal organizations in the world, the Camorra. Using unsophisticated realist cinematography, editing and aesthetics, and through the choice of actors, most of whom are simply local residents of the neighborhood, the movie does throw you mercilessly in this inferno for over two hours, where you can smell the blood, feel the misery of Naples's slums and live that vicious circle of violence, despair and injustice. A masterpiece and must-see!This is one great movie by director Matteo Garrone. It's a living example of contemporary neorealist cinema. Based on Roberto Saviano's homonymous bestseller, the movie explores the world of one of the most atrocious criminal organizations in the…
Brian WilsonBrian Wilson, DVDLong Promised Road
DVD - 2022DVD, 2022
Maoisdead's rating:
Added May 24, 2022
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This was pretty good- it consists of some conversations in a car with Brian Wilson, as well as archival footage and interviews with other musicians.
I Care A LotI Care A Lot, DVD
DVD - 2021DVD, 2021
Maoisdead's rating:
Added May 08, 2022
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I couldn't have cared less. Terrible movie. Too bad as there are some good actors in it.
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