Posted by moviegeek916 on June 5, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The Usual Suspects (1995) – I tend to be amused by those Robot Chicken sketches where a heavily-accented M. Night Shyamalan jumps out and says “Vhat a tvist!” (Worth noting that in real life Shyamalan has a thoroughly American accent…) Good ol’ Night is widely credited with ushering in the age of the twist ending. … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Reviews, The Best · Tagged with 1995, Academy Award Winner: Best Screenplay, Academy Award Winner: Best Supporting Actor, Benecio Del Toro, Bryan Singer, Chazz Palminteri, Christopher McQuarrie, Fight Club, Gabriel Byrne, Giancarlo Esposito, Kevin Pollak, Kevin Spacey, M. Night Shyamalan, Night Visions, Pete Postlethwaite, Robot Chicken, Stephen Baldwin, Suzy Amis, The Outer Limits, The Sixth Sense, The Twilight Zone, The Usual Suspects, X-Men
Posted by moviegeek916 on September 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Miller’s Crossing (1990) — This is a gangster movie by the Coen brothers. That should really tell you all you need to know. It has the violence expected of a gangster movie, only from that skewed Coen perspective. It has noir-ish banter, only from that skewed Coen perspective. Great cast: Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Old Facebook Minireviews · Tagged with 1990, Albert Finney, Barry Sonnenfeld, Coen Brothers, Ethan Coen, Gabriel Byrne, gangsters, J.E. Freeman, Joel Coen, John Turturro, Jon Polito, Marcia Gay Harden, Miller's Crossing, Steve Buscemi
