I'm dedicated to only writing epinions on films that have been reviewed less than 20 times by others. Why? Because a reader only needs so much information about one particular product before his/her head explodes. During my first week here (not long ago), I wrote a music review that resulted in absolute tragedy and humiliation. On my knees I swore to the Epinion Gods that I would never again stumble outside the sphere of my expertise - cinema. Hence, all movie stuff here.

What do I look for in a film? The balance of art, creativity, and entertainment - it's that simple. I love quality cinema. I eat, sleep, and breath quality cinema. If I could, I would mainline quality cinema. That said, I wouldn't be so rash as to call myself a "writer." I have a hard enough time as it is just trying to sort out my thoughts on paper in a readable fashion. I'll try to make up for my writing-disabilities by providing quality insight and worthy information.

LISTS/EDITORIALS & REFERENCE TOOLS:
Have You Ever Seen a Grown Man Cry: 10 Tearjerkers
Novels Into Film: The Encyclopedia of Movies Adapted from Books

LUIS BUNUEL REVIEWS: (yes, I'm a Bunuel-head)
Nazarin, Viridiana, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Simon of the Desert, Belle de Jour,
Tristana, The Exterminating Angel

FRENCH NEO-NEW WAVE REVIEWS:
La Femme Nikita (Luc Besson), Lovers on the Bridge (Leos Carax), Pola X (Leos Carax), Boy Meets Girl (Leos Carax)
Mauvais Sang/Bad Blood (Leos Carax)

JAPANESE CINEMA REVIEWS:
Madadayo (Akira Kurosawa), Killing Machine (Noribumi Suzuki), Samurai Reincarnation (Kinji Fukasaku),
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (Shinya Tsukamoto), Branded To Kill (Seijun Suzuki)

HORROR GENRE REVIEWS:
Jacob's Ladder (Adrian Lyne), Black Sunday (Mario Bava), Fallen (Gregory Hoblit), Repulsion (Roman Polanski)
The Night of a Thousand Cats (Rene Cardona Jr.), The Legend of Hell House (John Hough)

EXCEPTIONAL MISCELLANEOUS FILMS (4-5 STARS):
The Third Man (Carol Reed), Insignificance (Nicolas Roeg), Aguirre: The Wrath of God (Werner Herzog),
Poison (Todd Haynes)

AVERAGE-TERRIBLE MISCELLANEOUS FILMS (1-3.5 STARS):
The Entertainer (Tony Richardson), Salvador (Oliver Stone), Enemy at the Gates (Jean-Jacques Annaud),
Palmetto (Volker Schlondorff)

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Cheers,
Michael