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Barfly (1987) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Barfly (1987) Directed by Barbet Schroeder. With Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway and Alice Krige.   The semi-autobiographical tale of poet and author, Charles Bukowski, Barfly is a pidgeon-hole view into a time of alcoholism, set around various dive bars of downtrodden … Continue reading

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Body Heat (1981) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Body Heat (1981) Directed by Lawrence Kasdan. With William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Ted Danson, Richard Crenna and Mickey Rourke. Written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan, who had previously worked as a co-writer on The Empire Strikes Back alongside George Lucas, … Continue reading

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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014) Directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. With Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rosario Dawson, Bruce Willis, Eva Green, Powers Boothe and Dennis Haysbert.  In this era of fast-moving … Continue reading

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Iron Man 2 (2010) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Iron Man 2 (2010) Directed by Jon Favreau. With Robert Downey Jr., Mickey Rourke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson. I’m at odds with how I feel about Iron Man 2. For the most part, it’s enjoyable, … Continue reading

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