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Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 hours ago
Replies: 37
I don't know how to hate films
Posted By Little Ash
In all fairness to staring at a wall, sitting in...

In all fairness to staring at a wall, sitting in a comfortable recliner, while staring off into space and getting lost in thought is a much more common pass time for me than I'd like to admit, so...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 7 hours ago
Replies: 2
The Terminator gets a pacemaker
Posted By Little Ash
Re: The Terminator gets a pacemaker

I do not like being reminded of my own mortality via the continued reminder of the approaching mortality of figures from my youth.
Forum: Movie Reviews 8 hours ago
Replies: 771
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By Little Ash
I think if it isn't, that would mean a movie from...

I think if it isn't, that would mean a movie from her ballot made the countdown that she hasn't seen. Which, I guess, possible?
Forum: Movie Reviews 11 hours ago
Replies: 891
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Little Ash
Re: The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown

Pale Flower was my #4. The vibes, fatalism, and attraction to death made me love this one the first time I saw it. There was no way I was submitting a neo-noir ballot without this on it.

The...
Forum: Movie Reviews 13 hours ago
Replies: 891
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Little Ash
I'm struggling to recall any movies I enjoy as...

I'm struggling to recall any movies I enjoy as popcorn flicks. I even hate actual popcorn in real life. Can't even stand the smell of recently popped stuff.
Maybe a different descriptor to sell it?
Forum: Movie Reviews 14 hours ago
Replies: 771
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By Little Ash
Seen neither, D.O.A. was on my shortlist of...

Seen neither, D.O.A. was on my shortlist of movies to watch for this countdown, but didn't get to it. I can't remember if Kansas City Confidential was. Not ringing a bell.
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 day ago
Replies: 771
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By Little Ash
Re: The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown

Niagara was my #23 (or #22 if we bump everything up one from my #3 being ineligible). I mean, it's a noir, with a man kind of disintegrating from his experience in the war.

Another Nicholas Ray...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 day ago
Replies: 891
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Little Ash
Re: The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown

It looks like Lost Highway ended up at as my #3. How and where Lynch movies ended up on my ballot was a weird balance of how much I liked them, how noir I felt they were, and I guess because of one I...
Forum: Movie Reviews 2 days ago
Replies: 771
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By Little Ash
Re: The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown

The Naked City (1948) - #20 on my ballot. I'll be honest, it's been a while since I've seen it and my memory is beyond spotty on it (true of many a movie I have watched at this point). But it stuck...
Forum: Movie Reviews 2 days ago
Replies: 891
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Little Ash
Re: The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown

Catching up:
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie - I seriously contemplated this movie for my ballot but couldn't decide if I felt it was a neo-noir or just a crime/drama. For whatever reason, I decided...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
Replies: 37
I don't know how to hate films
Posted By Little Ash
Basically, yeah, this. Despite hearing the term...

Basically, yeah, this. Despite hearing the term Brakhian, I've never sought out a Brakhage film (not that they look readily available). I know there are experimental films, especially short films...
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 2 days ago
Replies: 5
Evil Does Not Exist - Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Posted By Little Ash
Oh, I saw this back in the fall while it was part...

Oh, I saw this back in the fall while it was part of the film festival circuit. I guess that's one reason why I didn't really hear anyone putting it on their best of '23 films list (also, a crowded...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 days ago
Replies: 37
I don't know how to hate films
Posted By Little Ash
I'm jumping into this conversation late, but am...

I'm jumping into this conversation late, but am wondering if people apply the "pure" label to literary mediums. I'm not well read enough to encounter the use of such terms there or have many examples...
Forum: Movie Reviews 5 days ago
Replies: 891
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Little Ash
I must have seen it listed as a thriller, and...

I must have seen it listed as a thriller, and since it was from the 70s, cataloged it as must be a political thriller.


Anyhow, I watched it. It's pretty good. I can see why crumbs loves it. A...
Forum: Movie Reviews 5 days ago
Replies: 771
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By Little Ash
To Have or Have Not - I have not seen this, but...

To Have or Have Not - I have not seen this, but I also haven't seen a Howard Hawks film that I love (at least that I recall) despite loving some of Carpenter's films that are showing his love of...
Forum: Movie Reviews 5 days ago
Replies: 891
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Little Ash
If you look at my political thrillers blindspots,...

If you look at my political thrillers blindspots, it's kind of wild. It's like like I haven't watched any of the big ones:


The Parallax View, Three Days of the Condor, Marathon Man, The Day of...
Forum: Movie Reviews 5 days ago
Replies: 891
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Little Ash
Gone Baby Gone - My mind initially thought this...

Gone Baby Gone - My mind initially thought this was Gone Girl when I read the title and wondered how that would be considered neo-noirs. I have seen neither of the "Gone" movies (unrelated) I just...
Forum: Movie Reviews 6 days ago
Replies: 771
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By Little Ash
There was a Twilight Zone episode called The...

There was a Twilight Zone episode called The Hitch-Hiker* thought I thought The Hitcher was a remake of, and seemed to be going in that direction, but then didn't do the reveal at the end, so maybe...
Forum: Movie Reviews 6 days ago
Replies: 771
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By Little Ash
Re: The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown

Drunken Angel - I've seen this, but I'm not a big fan of Kurosawa films.

The Phantom Lady - I've seen this, but don't remember it now. It does have Elisha Cook Jr. in it, so it's got something...
Forum: Movie Reviews 6 days ago
Replies: 891
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Little Ash
Fatal Attraction - While there's an overlap...

Fatal Attraction - While there's an overlap between erotic thrillers and neo-noir, I wouldn't consider part of the overlap. But that might just be my current mental template. It is interesting...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 771
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By Little Ash
I wonder if this is going to be the list that has...

I wonder if this is going to be the list that has the lowest "I've seen that movie" stats. Not that my history with these lists go back that far.

And I'm pretty sure I'm currently at 3.
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 891
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Little Ash
Re: The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown

Two off my ballot!

#7) Branded to Kill
#13) Point Blank

Is Branded to Kill my favorite Suzuki? No, but I do like it a lot. And I think it is definitely his most noir movie. It has a somber,...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 891
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Little Ash
Re: The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown

I remember liking the original Cape Fear, but would need a rewatch. And given the number of other neo-noir films I like (though struggled to remember their existence), I intuitively suspected it...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 891
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Little Ash
Well, even the parts that it didn't fully...

Well, even the parts that it didn't fully explain, the whole dog killer thing and everything with dogs. Clearly the protagonist was responsible for the death of his ex-girlfriend's dog. So, it's not...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 771
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By Little Ash
The Blue Dahlia - a movie that was on my general...

The Blue Dahlia - a movie that was on my general watchlist, so I bumped it for this countdown. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't top 25 material (basically see similar comments I had for This Gun for Hire).