Category: Movies
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Forrest Gump: The Movie We Love (To Loathe)
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Read more: Forrest Gump: The Movie We Love (To Loathe)There is one movie that has upset me so deeply that I cannot help but write a rant about it. For years this film has been praised and lauded ad nauseum, and I’m sick of it.
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70s Horror Classics- Black Christmas (1974 Original)
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Read more: 70s Horror Classics- Black Christmas (1974 Original)A suspenseful final 15 minutes does not offset the plodding 75 minutes preceding. This is a film for slasher movie connoisseurs who want to examine the roots of the genre.
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The Great Silence (1968)
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Read more: The Great Silence (1968)Having recently seen the gorgeous remastered Film Movement version of this bleak and bloody masterpiece, I can only say; The Great Silence is the greatest Spaghetti Western not directed by Sergio Leone.
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Mrs. Worthington’s Party-A.K.A. Noelle (2007)
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Read more: Mrs. Worthington’s Party-A.K.A. Noelle (2007)It is no secret that faith-based movies have taken their review lumps from both believers and non-believers alike. The harsh criticism heaped upon this genre of movie has been well deserved.
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My Top 10 Favorite Christmas Movies
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Read more: My Top 10 Favorite Christmas MoviesOut of over 130 reviews, it is tough to pick a Top 10, but here it is.
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Blackadder’s Christmas Carol (1988)
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Read more: Blackadder’s Christmas Carol (1988)While looking for the 1974 version of Black Santa I stumbled across this unbelievable find. When I looked at the title and the cast, I dropped everything, yes even the morning micturation would have to wait.
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Movies That Foment Primal Fear (Part One): Zombies
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Read more: Movies That Foment Primal Fear (Part One): ZombiesAh, the undead… slow, slimy, deliberate, and indestructible, except for the shot to the head… Zombies represent our fear of losing control: powerless to stop your own actions, mindlessly driven forward by irresistible urges. The urge to shuffle, ever so slowly. Or to eat brains. Zombies!
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Irish Actors Are Having a Moment: The New Films to Watch, and Why 2026 Looks Even Bigger
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Read more: Irish Actors Are Having a Moment: The New Films to Watch, and Why 2026 Looks Even BiggerFor a long time, Irish talent in Hollywood occupied a specific, slightly cramped lane. You had your character actors and your occasional brooding leads, but they were rarely the sole reason a film got greenlit.
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A Christmas Carol (1951)
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Read more: A Christmas Carol (1951)A Christmas Carol (1951) and this particular edition may very well be the best of the best, when all things are considered. At Ruthless, we love these musty old classics, not because of the message of the redemption, but because Scrooge is our personal hero.
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Hombre (1967): From the Ruthless Archives
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Read more: Hombre (1967): From the Ruthless ArchivesHombre is an end of a western era with a subtle political message about discrimination. This movie is before the time of political correctness, and is one of the first Westerns to take a stark look at Native Americans in a role other than wagon-burning savages.