Four Lions (2010)
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“Do you have any Islamic arguments, brother? I only listen to Islamic arguments.”
This is a ballsy satire, hyping all the stereotypes of Muslim radicals into a story of four incompetent, bickering Jihadists as they plan a terrorist attack. … [read more]
Procrastination is my only achievement in life, where “one of these days” I’ll send a short story to The New Yorker, and “one of these days” I’ll take out the trash, which is currently stacked astoundingly high. … [read more]
George Washington Carver is best known as the inventor of peanut butter. And I love peanut butter. There are always two jars on my shelf, ensuring I never run out, but it seems a fairly obvious invention — grind up peanuts, and spread it on bread, or add jelly. … [read more]
Foul Play (1978)
Streaming free at Internet Archive
A recently-divorced librarian (Goldie Hawn) picks up a hitchhiker, which unwittingly brings her into an assassination plot involving an albino, a man with a scarred face, a high-ranking Catholic official, a performance of Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado, and Billy Barty as “the dwarf.” … [read more]
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| CRANKY OLD FART’S BROWSER HISTORY #415 [archive] APR. 12, 2024 |
The non-profit States Newsroom now has a full-time presence in all fifty states
States Newsroom first impressed me when I lived in Wisconsin, and read the Wisconsin Examiner daily. … [read more]
An
old acquaintance reached out to me recently, and I’m fairly well hidden so
that took some work and some luck.Maybe it’s a thing these days, that
when people get older they reach into the past, knowing the end is just
over the next hilltop, or the hilltop after that.An … [read more]
Force of Evil (1948)
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Joe Morse (John Garfield) is the lawyer for some gangster-guy who’s in the numbers racket. Joe’s brother Leo (Thomas Gomez) is in the numbers racket, too, but strictly small-time, and he runs an honest shop.In … [read more]
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I grew up in Seattle, but I’d had enough of living the expected life. … [read more]
A fat white schmuck walks to the dumpster, on a gray
morning as winter approaches. You wouldn’t notice me if you
saw me, but if you did you’d assume I’m grumpy.Everyone … [read more]
A Fool There Was (1915)
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| NEVERENDING FILM FESTIVAL #273 [archive] APR. 8, 2024 |
She was a scamp, a camp, and a bit of a tramp, she was a V*A*M*P — vamp! … [read more]