Choke: Two sex addicts walk into a strip club…
I might be stating the obvious here, but something has come into clearer focus for me these past few days: Beware of reviews from film festivals. They’re not to be trusted. Environment, expectations and state of mind are all mutable, they all have an impact on a [...]

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Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort in Hal Ashby’s Harold and Maude
Fact #1: Hal Ashby rules.
Fact #2: People don’t talk enough about Hal Ashby’s remarkable and unbroken run of movies during the golden age of 1970s American Cinema. Seriously. Come on. The Landlord (1970). Harold and Maude (1971). The Last Detail (1973). Shampoo (1975). Bound for Glory [...]

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