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The Shawshank Redemption — one of the best films ever made

A banker convicted of murdering his wife forms a friendship over 25 years with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence…

Sep 17, 2024

The Shawshank Redemption — one of the best films ever made

Sep 17, 2024

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Fight Club — killing God, burning America, and overcoming cosmic loneliness

An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.

Sep 6, 2024

Fight Club — killing God, burning America, and overcoming cosmic loneliness

Sep 6, 2024

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Rear Window (1954) — curiosity, evil, and our voyeuristic humanity in Hitchcock’s masterpiece

A house and wheelchair-bound photographer, his fashion model girlfriend, and his visiting nurse spy on neighbours from his courtyard…

Aug 29, 2024

Rear Window (1954) — curiosity, evil, and our voyeuristic humanity in Hitchcock’s masterpiece

Aug 29, 2024

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Midnight Cowboy — the film that killed the dreams of the 1960s

A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process.

May 12, 2024

Midnight Cowboy — the film that killed the dreams of the 1960s

May 12, 2024

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Love is an Ideal

Metin Erksan’s masterpiece Time to Love (1965) conveys both heartache and metaphysical angst, creating a haunting film

Jan 19, 2024

Love is an Ideal

Jan 19, 2024

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The Champion (1915) — the modest beginnings of a cinematic genius

Walking along with his bulldog, Charlie finds a “good luck” horseshoe just as he passes a training camp advertising for a boxing partner…

Mar 10

The Champion (1915) — the modest beginnings of a cinematic genius

Mar 10

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The Cat (1988) — tense, electric German heist film is thrilling but predictable

Two criminals rob a bank, demanding 3M German marks, with the police unaware a criminal mastermind is monitoring them…

Feb 20

The Cat (1988) — tense, electric German heist film is thrilling but predictable

Feb 20

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Shutter Island — Kafkaesque nightmare remains a haunting thriller

Two U.S. marshals are sent to a mental institution on an inhospitable island to investigate the disappearance of a patient.

Feb 19

Shutter Island — Kafkaesque nightmare remains a haunting thriller

Feb 19

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La Dolce Vita — empty society and hollow lives in sublime classic cinema

A series of stories following a week in the life of a philandering tabloid journalist living in Rome.

Feb 3

La Dolce Vita — empty society and hollow lives in sublime classic cinema

Feb 3

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Ordet — faith and modern miracles in a poignant Danish masterpiece

A family deal with inner and religious conflict with each other, and the rest of their town.

Jan 14

Ordet — faith and modern miracles in a poignant Danish masterpiece

Jan 14

Conall McManus

Conall McManus

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Growing up in the west of Ireland, I love writing and storytelling in all its forms. I spend most of my time writing criticism, novels, or screenplays.

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