The Film Thugs Movie Show

Robert Towne and The Last Detail

We recently lost one of the greats of screenwriting, Robert Towne.

His resume is almost cartoonishly good, and his influence on the craft of screen writing cannot be measured.

This week, in addition to discussing the career of Robert Towne, we will be discussing his criminally overlooked, "The Last Detail," starring Jack Nicholson as a career Navy signalman on Shore Patrol escorting a prisoner.

Let's see how accurate a movie that was criticized because the characters, "swore like sailors," while playing sailors is.

Monkey Man

Actors "trying their hand at directing," tend to have one of three outcomes. 

"Yeah... I expected that crap."

"Wow, that was pretty good."

"Holy shit! What is this person dong next?"

 

Monkey Man is the third type. The story is lean. The action is brutal. The camerawork is stunning. 

 

Let's see what else there is to say about, "Monkey Man."

RRR- The Greatest Movie Ever Made?

Can  a movie really be a movie if it doesn't have a disclaimer specifically stating that no animals, specifically including OXEN, we harmed during the filming?

 

Let's find out, shall we?

Godzilla Minus One

Is this possibly the best Godzilla movie ever made?

Probably. Find out why.

The Fall Guy

How do you make  a completely episodic TV show into a good movie? We have been grappling with this question with VASTLY varying degrees of success. Some are amazing, most are forgettable, some are abhorrent.

So... where does The Fall Guy stand? Well... let's find out.