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FURMAN ON FILM
Nov 10, 20223 min read
American Gigolo - 1980
"Just. One. Fuck." For as long as I can remember, Blondie's "Call Me" has been a totally anthemic cruising song. Now, at last, as I...
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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, 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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Sep 11, 20223 min read
Full Metal Jacket - 1987
It seems to me that viewers of Full Metal Jacket typically fall into one of several camps. There are those who ride or die for “the boot...
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Sep 7, 20221 min read
Raising Arizona - 1987
The “seeds” of greatness - nuanced, idiosyncratic characters, highfalutin dialogue, harebrained criminal schemes, pitch black themes (ie...
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Sep 2, 20223 min read
Sex, Lies, and Videotape - 1989
I just adore this film. It's actually a little bit funny. When I first saw this in my mid 20's, as a nascent cinephile in the making, I...
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Oct 5, 20213 min read
A Nightmare on Elm Street - 1984
From the moment I first encountered it, the original A Nightmare on Elm Street has always been a cornucopia of delights for me....
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May 15, 20216 min read
Top Gun at 35: The Patina of 80’s Cool
On this week in May 35 years ago, a little high-wire jet flying, cockpit action stunting, oiled up volleyball playing, classically...
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May 14, 20219 min read
Where Genre Horror Meets Auteurist Delight – The Shining in Retrospect
May 23, 1980 The central conceit of TWIM, birthed from the expansive brain of my friend and its creator, Scott Sipling, explores the...
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Nov 10, 20203 min read
The Howling - 1981
Joe Dante is a freaking legend. I don't care that many people hardly know his name. Nor do I mind that his filmography frequently yo-yo's...
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Oct 20, 20203 min read
Blow Out - 1981
The conversation goes something like this - Burgeoning Cinephile: "I want to watch something new tonight. Something solid and substantial...
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Oct 14, 20204 min read
Dressed to Kill - 1980
Well, I suppose it is Psycho's turn on the De Palma carousel. And that was the out-and-out question about the director at the time, was...
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Oct 10, 20203 min read
Body Double - 1984
Forget about all the homage talk, this straight up IS a Hitchcock film. My goodness. Body Double, taken in totality, really is a wonder...
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Sep 23, 20204 min read
Aliens - 1986
Aliens is about as impressive a coming out party as you will ever find for a director. But it is decidedly that. For after the modest...
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