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fromwww.esquire.com
2 weeks ago

Do These Actually Count As Christmas Movies? We Settled the Debate for You.

Thanks, Die Hard. That movie is basically Patient Zero for this phenomenon. And yes, it's an action flick set at a corporate holiday party, with a soundtrack full of carols and a Now I Have A Machine Gun Ho-Ho-Ho taunt from the good guy. Die Hard counts as a Christmas movie. Case closed. But there are other even more borderline cases. Let's consider these as unusual contributions to the holiday-movie-watching season, or as fodder for your next online brawl or in-person family dinner argument.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

First Blood: Rambo's first outing is a surprisingly poignant comment on masculinity

First Blood critically addresses themes of PTSD and masculinity in veterans after the Vietnam War.
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fromwww.vulture.com
8 months ago

Weekend at Bernie's Director Ted Kotcheff Dead at 94

Ted Kotcheff, influential director of diverse films, passed away at 94 in Mexico, remembered for his contributions to cinema and television.
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