Revisiting 2011 Cult Classic: ‘Drive’

Advertisements “There’s a hundred thousand streets in the city. You don’t need to know the route. You give me a time and a place. I give you a five-minute window….” With two thieves as his passengers, The Driver threads the streets of…

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Unforgiven

Advertisements Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven arrived at a time when audiences were slowly saying goodbye to classic and revisionist Westerns in favor of high-octane blockbusters driven by special effects. This makes it a perfect candidate to nail the coffin closed on September’s Horsepower Month…

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‘The Old Man & the Gun’ Review

Advertisements “I’m not talking about making a living—I’m just talking about living.” If you loved doing something—and I mean really loved it, so much so that you felt it was essential to the core of your being—how hard would it be to let…

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The Wild Bunch

Advertisements “It ain’t like it used to be, but it’ll do.” One of the greatest slices of western Americana you’re ever bound to find, The Wild Bunch is, in many ways, a series of goodbyes. A goodbye to the good old days, to…

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Rush

Advertisements Horsepower Month is all about men on horses or in fast cars, and there are none faster on the tracks than the 900 horsepower beasts in Formula One racing (aside from some jet-powered monstrosities). But today, we return to the 70s,…

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LA Film Festival 2018: Introduction

Advertisements We are currently in the midst of 2018’s Fall Festival Season, with heavy-hitters Venice, Telluride, and Toronto having finished up, and the likes of New York, Chicago, London, and Austin coming up soon. (For genre fanatics, Fantastic Fest also starts today). Suffice…

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Bullitt

Advertisements This was my first full dive into Director Peter Yates’ late 60’s action movie Bullitt. Having seen the famous car chase a number of times, I felt Horsepower Month was the right time to finally get the full context of the 1968…

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Johnny Guitar

Advertisements I was first introduced to Johnny Guitar the way I assume a lot of people my age were: patrolling the Mojave Wasteland in Obsidian Entertainment’s modern roleplaying classic, Fallout: New Vegas. It’s one of my all-time favorite games, but considering its…

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Red River

Advertisements Seventy years ago today, a motion picture was released immortalizing the drama and danger of the rancher. Howard Hawks directing with John Wayne and Montgomery Clift starring, this tale of betrayal, action, and lots and lots of cattle has since become…

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