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This is film criticism and nothing else, which makes it the rarest thing you will find in this company. No marketing, no opportunity, no invitation to join anything. Twelve reviews written by somebody who watches carefully and can explain why a picture works.

He treats a pool hall film as a dark examination of what winners and losers mean in America, rather than as a story about a fat man and a table. He places a buddy cop picture inside what that decade was doing with cynicism and satire, and names the screenwriter alongside the director. He reviews a short pitch trailer by a director almost nobody has heard of and admits it made him feel something he had not felt in a long while.

The selection leans toward horror, action and westerns, with a comedy and one very dry ensemble picture among them.

Twelve reviews. Pick a film you already love and see whether he earns your trust with it.

MrHollywoodReviews… THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

Apr 9, 2012 · jaybrown

When The Hunt for Red October was published in 1984, Tom Clancy opened the world to a side of itself that had never been seen. At that point, this insurance salesman from…

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Mr. Hollywood Reviews… TOP GUN

Mar 24, 2012 · jaybrown

On May 16, 1986, Paramount Pictures would release Tony Scott’s epic masterpiece Top Gun and the world would change forever. With unprecedented support from the United States Navy, an awesome cast and…

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