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Tag Archives: Joe Pantoliano
Running Scared (1986)
All “buddy cop” movies have certain similarities. They’re always comedies, there’s always some sarcastic banter between the partners, they always get in trouble with “Da Chief”, and there’s always a conflict between being too cautious and not being cautious enough. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 4 Stars, Billy Crystal, Dan Hedaya, Darlanne Fluegel, Gregory Hines, Jimmy Smits, Joe Pantoliano, Jon Gries, movies, Peter Hyams, reviews, Running Scared, Steven Bauer
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Memento
I’ve seen a handful of the films that Christopher Nolan has directed over the years: Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Prestige (which has nothing to do with Batman). What they all have in common, besides Christian Bale (OK, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2000s, 5 Stars, Carrie-Anne Moss, Christopher Nolan, Guy Pearce, Joe Pantoliano, Memento, movies, reviews, Stephen Tobolowsky
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Favorite Films: The Matrix
“Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.” That quote by Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne) during a pivotal scene in The Matrix illustrates not only a central aspect of the film, but … Continue reading
Midnight Run
Bringing in the bounty of a lifetime seemed like an easy job at first. But if that were the case, we wouldn’t have a movie to watch, would we? 1988’s Midnight Run, directed by Martin Brest (who also directed Beverly … Continue reading
The Fugitive
There are a lot of movies out there that take an old television series and adapt their characters and basic premise into a feature film. There aren’t a lot of good ones, however. But 1993’s The Fugitive, directed by Andrew … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990s, 4 Stars, Andreas Katsulas, Andrew Davis, Fugitive, Harrison Ford, Jeroen Krabbé, Joe Pantoliano, Julianne Moore, movies, reviews, Sela Ward, Tom Wood, Tommy Lee Jones
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The Goonies
One of the quintessential 1980s kids’ films, The Goonies is one of several that I am absolutely certain I saw as a child and yet have absolutely no recollection of seeing. But for most children of the 80s, this 1985 … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 4 Stars, Anne Ramsay, Chris Columbus, Corey Feldman, Goonies, Jeff Cohen, Joe Pantoliano, John Matuszak, Jonathan Ke Quan (Ke Huy Quan), Josh Brolin, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, movies, reviews, Richard Donner, Robert Davi, Sean Astin, Steven Spielberg
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