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:810: 444 - Voyage to Nowhere / El viaje a ninguna parte (1986) - 8/10 - An aging actor looks back on his life, starting from the time he was a member of a touring company that went from town to town, playing in bars and small venues. A 17 year old son shows up that he didn't know about and joins th...

:210: 439 - Goodbye to Language (2014) - 2/10 - How can a 70 minute film feel like its longer than Gangs of Wasseypur? :7510: 440 - Day of Anger (1967) - 7.5/10 - Scott does the dirty work in the town, picking up garbage, sweeping floors, etc., and is treated poorly by many of the residents as a res...

:7510: 437 - Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) - 7.5/10 - This sprawling crime epic covers nearly 70 years of rival gangs going after each other with the occasional alliance. The police are often on the take and murders sometimes take place right out in the open. The acting is pretty good and it is an enter...

:610: 435 - Jigoku (1960) - 6/10 - Shiro is a passenger in a car which is involved in a hit and run that kills a gang leader. He feels guilt and attempts to go to the police, but more misfortune strikes. A number of other unfortunate incidents follow as he and those around him seem destined to go to...

:510: 427 - Creep (2014) - 5/10 - Aaron answers an ad that will pay him $1000 to spend the day with a guy in a remote cabin filming the guy throughout the day. He gets more than he bargained for. The acting is good enough, but I didn't really care for the story plus found footage movies usually aren...

:6510: 421 - Bakumatsu taiyoden / Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957) - 6.5/10 - Much of the film takes place in a brothel where a number of clients are trying to enjoy the amenities without paying their bill, including a self styled grifter who extends his stay by doing odd jobs . We also ...

:710: 417 - Child's Play (1988) - 7/10 - A serial killer's soul is stuck in a doll's body, menacing the people around him, including a young boy named Andy and his mother. I hadn't watched this in 30-35 years and wasn't a big fan then. It's not a favorite, but is pretty good. :710: 418 - Child's Pla...

Mickey's Grand Opera (1936)
Thru the Mirror (1936)
Mickey's Rival (1936)

:7510: 412 - The Archies (2023) - 7.5/10 - I definitely seem to be in the minority here, but I enjoyed this take on the Archie Comics gang. The plot isn't anything special, but is serviceable. The costumes, sets, production design etc. are all pretty good and I liked the songs. There has been a big ...

:7510: 406 - Diva (1981) - 7.5/10 - Jules is a postman who rides a moped for work and loves opera. He is enamored with an American singer named Cynthia Hawkins who performs regularly in Paris and elsewhere in Europe. He makes a secret recording of one of her performances for his own use and this eve...

:7510: 403 - The Phenix City Story (1955) - 7.5/10 - Phenix City, Alabama is a cesspool controlled by organized crime. The police department is bought and paid for and all sorts of vice are rampant. A prominent attorney is reluctant to run for State Attorney General on a platform of cleaning up the ...

:710: 395 - Vanaprastham (1999) - 7/10 - Kunhikuttan is a well known Kathakali dancer in the 1950s. He is poor and lives with his wife from an arranged marriage and his young daughter, though he is often on the road with his troupe. A wealthy woman falls for the character that he plays, but only wan...

:710: 387 - Cleopatra Jones (1973) - 7/10 - Cleopatra Jones (Tamara Dobson) is a federal agent who is out to bust Mommy's (Shelley Winters) drug ring. There's plenty of action, though generally fairly tame. Winters is pretty out there as the villain and Dobson is okay as the lead. The ending is good...

:710: 381 - Shantham / Calmness (2001) - 7/10 - A grief stricken mother seeks to perform the funeral rites for her murdered son. The son was killed by his best friend as both were caught up on opposite sides of a political struggle where the leaders used them as pawns. The man who killed his friend ...

:710: 379 - Paan Singh Tomar (2012) - 7/10 - This biopic is about a man who was in the army in 1950s when it was discovered that he had a talent for running. He became a national champion in the steeplechase and had a long career. Trouble arose when he retired from the army and returned to his home ...