FURMAN ON FILM

Dec 14, 20223 min read

Three Thousand Years of Longing - 2022

Here is a film that is a sumptuous delight visually but which does not offer near the same rewards in many other regards. This is the...

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Dec 30, 20213 min read

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - 1966

The granddaddy of them all. Everything there has ever been to say about The Good, the Bad and the Ugly has been put to paper over the...

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Dec 28, 20212 min read

For a Few Dollars More - 1965

I'll just say upfront that I consider this to be the weakest of the three installments. Not by miles, but by more than inches. Fistful is...

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Dec 4, 20202 min read

Rocky V - 1990

If only... If only...this film utilized the talents of its director (the director of the original, fresh off the solid though...

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Nov 27, 20203 min read

Rocky IV - 1985

One would imagine it'd be pretty easy to make a bad film. You just fill it with awful things. What's harder, by leaps and bounds,...

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Nov 26, 20204 min read

Rocky III - 1982

A thought occurred to me as I was re-watching Rocky III for the first time in many moons with a group of young male students last...

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Nov 14, 20204 min read

Rocky II - 1979

There is a very strong case that Rocky II is not the BEST of the entire franchise (see my review on the first film for more on this), but...

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Nov 13, 20204 min read

Rocky - 1976

Rocky is the most predictable film of all time. Rocky is a one of a kind, truly remarkable sports tale the likes of which you'll rarely...

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