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It's one bad weekend in one bad town for a 1920s Jazz-Age playboy who gets caught in the crossfire of a Prohibition gang war.

2017

Thomas Burchfield

Thomas Burchfield

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Sinners Commits Sins of Excess While Companion Fires It Up the Middle

Reviews of two distinctly different genre pictures. One tries too hard while the other gets it just about right.

May 11

Sinners Commits Sins of Excess While Companion Fires It Up the Middle

May 11

Nevada County Special Film Programming for April 2025

Apr 30

Nevada County Special Film Programming for April 2025

Apr 30

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Pet Stories: The Friend and The Penguin Lessons

Animals sooth troubled souls in two heart-warmers about people who find their lives transformed by friends both feathered and furred.

Apr 22

Pet Stories: The Friend and The Penguin Lessons

Apr 22

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Reviews of The Residence, Novocaine, and Purple Noon

A look at an extremely fun mystery comedy, a numbing suspenser, and the first screen appearance of Patricia Highsmith’s Tom Ripley.

Apr 13

Reviews of The Residence, Novocaine, and Purple Noon

Apr 13

Nevada County Special Film Programming for April 2025

A look at the some of the most significant special and retro film programming coming up in April in Nevada County. Get on out there! Your…

Apr 2

Nevada County Special Film Programming for April 2025

Apr 2

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Severance Brilliantly Straddles Two Worlds

A perfect blend of elements in this brilliantly conceived and executed workplace comic thriller that absorbs and entertains.

Mar 29

Severance Brilliantly Straddles Two Worlds

Mar 29

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A Fine Pair: Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag and Netflix’s Il Gattopardo

Spies connive while aristocrats lord over two recent works that provide worthwhile experiences for more demanding viewers.

Mar 23

A Fine Pair: Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag and Netflix’s Il Gattopardo

Mar 23

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Three Movies for You: Mickey 17, Gate of Hell, and Warlock (1959)

A look at three films I’ve seen recently, including Bong Joon Ho’s latest, plus a couple of interesting oldies

Mar 15

Three Movies for You: Mickey 17, Gate of Hell, and Warlock (1959)

Mar 15

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Short Takes: The Monkey, Annihilation, Zero Day, and The Beloved Rogue

After some much-needed rest, I’m back with some fast takes on a few of the best movies and TV shows I’ve been fortunate to see.

Mar 9

Short Takes: The Monkey, Annihilation, Zero Day, and The Beloved Rogue

Mar 9

Nevada County Special Film Programming for March

In this hellish time, it’s more essential for the sake of our collective sanity to seek temporary shelter from the storms that crowd our…

Feb 27

Nevada County Special Film Programming for March

Feb 27

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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