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"Gods are also human after all. He who controls his own destiny is a god." John Woo Feature Films   Ranked

Some movies escape you and you wonder how you didn't see them when you were younger. I would have absolutely loved The Wraith (1986) as a tween. I'm surprised that the film doesn't have a better reputation; it's serious cult classic material and a whole lot of fun. This movie honestly has it all: a badass futuristic car, a killer cyberpunk bodysuit, kickass car chases, old-school visual effects, a sweet hard rock soundtrack  ( Robert Palmer , Bonnie Tyler , and Billy Idol also have songs in the film), a pulsing synthesized score, impressive explosions, Clint Howard being his zany self, girls in miniskirts on roller skates (a personal favorite), drug-addled goons, a somehow subdued Randy Quaid , bad but great dialogue, and...well, Sherilyn Fenn (who is barely recognizable at first). It's pretty easy for me to look past the flaws and bask in the glory of this slice of absolute '80s awesomeness, a cool sci-fi road revenge flick that serves as a kind of connec...

"Tonight I wouldn't mind dancing with Abe Lincoln himself!" "Fiddle dee dee!" "Sir, you are no gentleman!" "And you, Miss, are no lady." Victor Fleming Films Ranked

"It's an original ball for an original guy. It's the Marty Supreme one, not the Marty Normal Ball!"

Christiane F. (1981) is a harrowing experience—a movie that I had been meaning to watch for decades and one I won't soon forget. An early sequence of kids causing hijinks set to David Bowie 's " 'Heroes' " provides a brief moment of ebullience before the downward spiral and serves as a joyful reminder of youth. That iconic scene, along with the Bowie concert footage, is sublime, and I wish there was more of that before the depression sets in. But the realism of the film, along with the excellent filmmaking and naturalistic performances, is impossible to deny. I just don't know if this is a picture I could rewatch very often.

I met a horse the other day I liked the horse It made me feel less scared about dying Martin McDonagh Feature Films Ranked

" And we will know him then for what he was and is—a Prince—our own black shining Prince!—who didn’t hesitate to die, because he loved us so. ” Spike Lee Joints Ranked

Surreal. Transgressive. Hilarious. (Would not recommend to almost anyone.) Takashi Miike Films Ranked

"I'm not saying you're wrong, but I don't know if you're right." Bertrand Tavernier 's Coup De Torchon (Clean Slate) (1981) is a brilliant adaptation of Jim Thompson 's 1964 novel Pop. 1280   featuring a perfect performance by Phillipe Noiret . CDT  transports the book's American Southern setting to French West Africa to comment on the violence, colonialism, and racism prevalent in the film's fictional small town, just prior to World War II, through the lens of the psychopathic lead character. Jim Thompson Film Adaptations Ranked

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