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FURMAN ON FILM
Oct 21, 20221 min read
Watcher - 2022
The continuing story of Maika Monroe being incredible in indie horror films where unknown entities chase her around and people don't buy...
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Oct 10, 20223 min read
Resurrection - 2022
This review may contain spoilers. It is really interesting to see the fine line that Resurrection walks. There is, after all, a certain...
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Oct 10, 20223 min read
Bodies Bodies Bodies - 2022
I wanted to love this film, but, alas, I merely ended up liking it. See, the real trouble is, I think it’s the very construction of the...
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Oct 3, 20222 min read
House of Games - 1987
Viewing David Mamet's debut feature, House of Games, as a grown up takes some of the fun out of it. This is because it postures itself at...
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Sep 30, 20226 min read
An Ode to a Friend - Boogie Nights Up Close
To be completely honest, Boogie Nights is nowhere near the top of my list of favorite films. But, after this most recent third viewing,...
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Sep 30, 20223 min read
Paris, Texas - 1984
This review may contain spoilers. Paris, Texas is a film that tormented and ate at me. It is, at times, a conundrum - a picture which...
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Sep 30, 20221 min read
Married to the Mob - 1988
Were I a grown man when this film hit theaters in '88 (and not merely the kindergartener I was), I'm pretty sure this would be the moment...
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Sep 23, 20222 min read
Cruising - 1980
I suppose one may begrudge me for saying so, but this is one of my favorite Al Pacino performances. I'll confess, I do have a certain...
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Sep 23, 20223 min read
Do the Right Thing - 1989
This review may contain spoilers. Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing is a masterwork unlike any other I've ever seen. Let me tell you...
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Sep 21, 20222 min read
Wall Street - 1987
I have to say, this was better for me the second time around. The film really hits its stride as it rounds into its third act, and our...
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Sep 15, 20223 min read
Come and See - 1985
For me, this viewing completed a sort of triumvirate. It concluded a three day descent into the horrors at the heart of humankind's...
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Sep 12, 20223 min read
Platoon - 1986
In the past few days, I’ve taken myself on a little 80’s war film odyssey. I began with the great Full Metal Jacket. Then came Oliver...
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