Author: John Spry
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“Malcolm X” (1992) Drama Running Time: 202 minutes Written by: Arnold Perl and Spike Lee Directed by: Spike Lee Featuring: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr., Delroy Lindo and Spike Lee Malcolm X: “You may be shocked by these words, but I have eaten from the same plate, drunk from the same glass and…
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“In the Heat of the Night” (1967) Drama Running Time: 110 minutes Written by: Stirling Silliphant Directed by: Norman Jewison Featuring: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates and Lee Grant Chief Gillespie: “Just once in my life, I’m gonna own my temper. I’m telling you that you’re gonna stay here. You’re gonna stay here if I have…
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“The Hurt Locker” (2008) Drama Running Time: 131 minutes Written by: Mark Boal Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow Featuring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Evangeline Lilly, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse and Guy Pearce Opening Quote by Chris Hedges: “The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug.” Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt…
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“Brief Encounter” (1945) Drama Running Time: 87 minutes Written by: Noël Coward, Anthony Havelock-Allan, David Lean and Ronald Neame Directed by: David Lean Starring: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey and Cyril Raymond Laura Jesson: “It’s awfully easy to lie when you know that you’re trusted implicitly. So very easy, and so very degrading.” Few…
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“Great Expectations” (1946) Drama Running Time: 118 minutes Written by: David Lean, Anthony Havelock-Allan and Ronald Neame Directed by: David Lean Starring: John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Bernard Miles, Francis L. Sullivan, Anthony Wager and Jean Simmons Mr. Jaggers: “Now, Pip: put the case that this legal advisor has often seen children tried at the criminal bar. Put…
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“Oliver Twist” (1948) Drama Running Time: 116 minutes Written by: David Lean and Stanley Haynes Directed by: Stanley Haynes Starring: Alec Guinness, Robert Newton, Kay Walsh, John Howard Davies, Anthony Newley and Diana Dors Mr. Bumble: “Cry your hardest now, it opens the lungs, washes the countenance, exercises the eyes and softens down the temper. So cry away.”…
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“Doctor Who: The War Games” (1969) Television Ten Episodes Directed by: David Maloney Written by: Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke Featuring: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury The Doctor: “All these evils I have fought, while you have done nothing but observe! True, I am guilty of interference. Just as you are guilty of failing to use…
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“Crocodile Dundee” (1986) Comedy Running Time: 141 minutes Written by: Paul Hogan, Ken Shadie and John Cornell Directed by: Peter Faiman Featuring: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, Mark Blum, David Gulpilil, Michael Lombard and John Meillon Michael J. “Crocodile” Dundee: “Well, you see, Aborigines don’t own the land.They belong to it. It’s like their mother. See those rocks?…
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“F1” (2025) Drama Running Time: 155 minutes Written by: Ehren Kruger Directed by: Joseph Kosinski Featuring: Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem and Tobias Menzies Sonny Hayes: “We do what everybody does, we lose.” Joseph Kosinski’s highly anticipated film, F1, delivers on the promise of a visceral, immersive, and truly cinematic racing experience. Fresh off…
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“Aaahh!!! Real Monsters” (1994-1997) Animated / Television Fifty-two Episodes Created by: Gábor Csupó, Peter Gaffney and Igor Kovalyov Featuring: Charlie Adler, Christine Cavanaugh, David Eccles, Gregg Berger, Jim Belushi and Tim Curry Ickis: “Hey, Krumm, I think you’re having a bad hair day.” When Nickelodeon’s Aaahh!!! Real Monsters first premiered in 1994, it felt like nothing else on…
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“Upstart Crow Series 1 – 3” (2016 – 2020) Television Series / Comedy Twenty One Episodes Created by: Ben Elton Featuring: David Mitchell, Liza Tarbuck, Rob Rouse, Gemma Whelan and Mark Heap Will: [Repeated line on having a good idea] “Hang on. Hang the futtock on!” Upstart Crow (2016–2020), written by Ben Elton, is a clever, affectionate, and…
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“The Darling Buds of May” (1991-1993) Drama Twenty Episodes Created by: H.E. Bates Featuring: David Jason, Pam Ferris, Philip Franks and Catherine Zeta-Jones Sidney Charles ‘Pop’ Larkin: “This calls for a cocktail!” Once again recently released on DVD is the now constant favorite David Jason starring “The Darling Buds of May” (1991-1993), a relatively short lived television show that is now…
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“Bottom Series 1 – 3” (1991 – 1995) Television Series / Comedy Eighteen Episodes Created by: Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall Featuring: Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall Richie: [on various occasions seducing women, well, trying anyway] “May I say, what a SMASHING blouse you have on?” In the pantheon of British sitcoms, there are a few that…
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“Doctor Who: The Collection Season 7 (Limited Edition)” (1970) Science Fiction Twenty Five Episodes Produced by: Barry Letts Starring: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney and John Levene Lethbridge-Stewart: “In the last decade, we’ve been sending probes deeper and deeper into space. We’ve drawn attention to ourselves, Miss Shaw.” The Blu-ray release of Doctor Who: The Collection…
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“The Gamma People” (1956) Science Fiction Running Time: 76 minutes Written by: John Gilling and John Gossage Directed by: John Gilling Starring: Paul Douglas, Eva Bartok, Leslie Phillips, Walter Rilla, Martin Miller and Philip Leaver Mike Wilson: “Sinister looking dump isn’t it.” A relic of the mid-20th century, “The Gamma People” (1956) is a curious little B-movie that…
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“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” (2023) Action Running Time: 170 minutes Written by: Christopher McQuarrie and Erik Jendresen Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie Featuring: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Mariela Garriga and Henry Czerny Luther Stickell: “Our lives are not defined by any one action. Our lives are the sum of our…
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“Devil Girl from Mars” (1954) Science Fiction Running Time: 77 minutes Written by: James Eastwood and John C. Mather Directed by: David MacDonald Starring: Patricia Laffan, Hugh McDermott, Hazel Court, Peter Reynolds and Adrienne Corri Michael Carter: “Mrs. Jamieson, may I introduce your latest guest. Miss Nyah. She comes from Mars.” Mrs. Jamieson: “Oh, well, that’ll mean another…
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“Final Destination Bloodlines” (2025) Horror Running Time: 110 minutes Written by: Guy Busick and Lori Evans Taylor Directed by: Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein Starring: Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, Anna Lore, Brec Bassinger and Tony Todd William Bludworth: “I intend to enjoy the time I have left, and I suggest you…
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“M3GAN 2.0” (2025) Action Running Time: 86 minutes Written & directed by: Gerard Johnstone Starring: Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ivanna Sakhno and Jemaine Clement Amelia: “Well look who came out to play.” “M3GAN 2.0,” the highly anticipated follow-up to the 2023 sleeper hit, arrived in theaters on June 27, 2025, in New Zealand (with digital and physical…
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“This Island Earth” (1955) Science Fiction Running Time: 86 minutes Written by: Franklin Coen and Edward G. O’Callaghan Directed by: Joseph Newman Starring: Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue and Rex Reason Dr. Ruth Adams: [the cat appears] “It’s only Neutron. We call him that because he’s so positive.” “This Island Earth,” released in 1955 by Universal-International, stands as a…
