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Butchertown

Butchertown

2017

Thomas Burchfield

Thomas Burchfield

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Down These Dark Corridors: Halloween Horror Films of 2024

With Halloween over, a critic offers readers a look at the best new horror films he saw during this last month

2d ago

Down These Dark Corridors: Halloween Horror Films of 2024

2d ago

Thomas Burchfield
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Fanfare

Conclave Presents a Fascinating Peek into a Secret World

An entertaining, exquisitely made, and suspenseful drama about the mysterious inner politics of the Catholic Church

4d ago

Conclave Presents a Fascinating Peek into a Secret World

4d ago

Thomas Burchfield

Nevada County Special Film Programing for November

Once upon a long time ago, film lovers could go out to see a different movie every night of the week — everything from lowbrow camp to…

6d ago

Nevada County Special Film Programing for November

6d ago

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Fanfare

Rumours: Dark-Hued Geopolitical Satire Amuses and Intrigues

Bizarre end-of-the-world satiric comedy features some excellent performances and witty dialogue, though it finally ends on a dead note

Oct 26

Rumours: Dark-Hued Geopolitical Satire Amuses and Intrigues

Oct 26

Thomas Burchfield
in
Fanfare

A Different Man: A Sly Dark Comedy that Stings

An absorbing, entertaining, and clever film about a man who gets what he wishes for, and how he comes to regret it

Oct 18

A Different Man: A Sly Dark Comedy that Stings

Oct 18

Thomas Burchfield
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Fanfare

The Aisle Seat: ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ is a Folly, Alright

A sequel to the 2019 hit makes bad choices with a flailing script that tries again to break the rules of comic book movies.

Oct 12

The Aisle Seat: ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ is a Folly, Alright

Oct 12

Thomas Burchfield

Nevada County Special Film Attractions for October

It’s October, the season of Halloween, when the darkest corners of cinema stir with monsters from within and without. To celebrate, The…

Sep 30

Nevada County Special Film Attractions for October

Sep 30

Thomas Burchfield

Cloudland Revisited: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)

I didn’t keep up with Harry Potter after reading the first book and seeing the first movie in 2001. Recently, critical duties have required…

Sep 30

Cloudland Revisited: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)

Sep 30

Thomas Burchfield
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Fanfare

The Aisle Seat: Afraid (2024) Creates “Hal” on Earth

Potentially sharp satiric sci-fi thriller melts down and crashes, thanks to a bungled resolution

Sep 20

The Aisle Seat: Afraid (2024) Creates “Hal” on Earth

Sep 20

Thomas Burchfield
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Frame Rated

A Fistful of Dollars — Sergio Leone’s first spaghetti western masterpiece

A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.

Sep 10

A Fistful of Dollars — Sergio Leone’s first spaghetti western masterpiece

Sep 10

Thomas Burchfield

Thomas Burchfield

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Essayist, film critic, humorist, and novelist. The author of 1920s noir gangster novel , BUTCHERTOWN, available at Amazon and other booksellers.

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