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FURMAN ON FILM
Feb 3, 20234 min read
Athena - 2022
This review contain SLIGHT spoilers. It is rare that I have two such polarly different reactions at the conclusion of a picture. Yet,...
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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 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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Aug 15, 20221 min read
The Gray Man - 2022
The funny thing is…I am ACTUALLY a 42 regular. And that non-joke is better than anything Chris Evans said for two hours (trust me, that’s...
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Jun 15, 20224 min read
Jurassic World Dominion - 2022
One of my great friends gave me the most wonderful gift when it came to Jurassic World: Dominion. He went first to the theater, blazed a...
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Jun 4, 20224 min read
The Northman - 2022
This review may contain spoilers. It almost pains me to write this review. It eats at me the way it must have gnawed at Amleth,...
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May 28, 20221 min read
Top Gun: Maverick - 2022
The very best kind of fan service. A picture that is littered with callbacks, to be sure. But rather than hold the story hostage, these...
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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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Dec 2, 20203 min read
Mad Max: Fury Road - 2015
If I had to construct a thesis for this bad boy, it would read as follows: they just don’t make movies like this anymore. You know the...
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Nov 27, 20203 min read
Mad Max - 1979
It was all there in the beginning. I didn't realize it at first. On first viewing, I took Mad Max for what I thought it was, one hell of...
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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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Aug 22, 20203 min read
The Terminator - 1984
Though a part of the same cinematic universe, there are worlds of difference between The Terminator and T2. While the latter is massive...
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Aug 7, 20203 min read
Die Hard - 1988
Die Hard is the greatest action movie of all time. Don't believe me? Take off your shoes (and socks), don the nearest white tank, grab a...
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May 2, 20203 min read
Oldboy - 2003
Revenge is a dish best served cold. Most of us know this phrase. But, I wonder how many of us have reflected on its meaning. In...
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Apr 19, 20202 min read
Collateral - 2004
Collateral is quite simply an entirely unique bit of visual and narrative storytelling, and a singular work by Michael Mann. Shot...
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