It will be another short segment today, as I’m working my way through The Waltons. Samurai Rebellion (1967) Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Tsukasa, Go Kato, Tatsuyoshi Ehara, Etsuko Ichihara, Isao Yamagata, Tatsuya Nakadai, Shigeru Koyama, Tatsuo Matsumura, Masao Mishima Director: Masaki Kobayashi Synopsis: Very edgy story of feudal Japan where the Lord of the region…
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Movies, Movies, Movies! #19 – January 7, 2020
Rodents of Unusual Size (2018) (documentary) Starring: large “cast” of real people but main focus is on the family of Thomas Gonzales Directors: Chris Metzler, Jeff Springer, Quinn Costello, who came to my attention as directors of “Plagues and Pleasures of The Salton Sea” which I saw at a local film festival then bought. Synopsis:…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #18 – December 31, 2019
Let the Sunshine In (2011) Starring: Juliette Binoche, Xavier Beauvois, Philippe Katerine, Josiane Balasko, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Bruno Podalydès, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Gérard Depardieu, Alex Descas, Laurent Grévill, Sandrine Dumas Director: Claire Denis Synopsis: Binoche, who I really like as an actress, plays a woman who is ever-searching for Mr. Right and always comes up short….
“Game of Thrones” Season 8 review
I just finished binge-watching S8 of Game of Thrones. Although I LOVED seeing so many of the characters I have grown to love over the previous 7 seasons, I am left with a feeling that the producers skated through too much with only 6 episodes in which humankind has to wage an epic battle with…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #17 – December 24, 2019
Dragged Across Concrete (2011) Starring: Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles, Michael Jai White, Jennifer Carpenter, Laurie Holden, Fred Melamed, Thomas Kretschmann, Don Johnson, Udo Kier, Tattiawna Jones, Trezzo Mahoro, Myles Truitt, Giacomo Baessato, Andrew Dunbar Director: S. Craig Zahler Synopsis: There are three main plot lines that interweave and converge eventually. One is of…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #16 – December 17, 2019
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Starring: Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller, Jasper Newell, Rocky Duer, Ashley Gerasimovich, Siobhan Fallon, Alex Manette Director: Lynne Ramsay Synopsis: Max/badfinger20 called my attention to this movie and asked could a child be this bad or was it an exaggeration. This movie is hard to watch,…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #15 – December 10, 2019
The End of the F***ing World (2017-2019) NETFLIX series, 2 seasons Starring: Jessica Barden, Alex Lawther, Steve Oram, Christine Bottomley, Navin Chowdhry, Wunmi Mosaku, Gemma Whelan, Jonathan Aris, Eileen Davies, Barry Ward Directors: Jonathan Entwistle (5 in S1); Lucy Tcherniak (4 in S1); Destiny Ekaragha (4 in S2); Lucy Forbes (4 in S2) Synopsis: James…
Tao Talk 