Brian Rowe

Favorite films

  • Sunset Boulevard
  • Mulholland Drive
  • Defending Your Life
  • Halloween

All
  • The Accidental Tourist

    ★★★★

  • Hard Times

    ★★

  • Dog Man

    ★★½

  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

    ★★½

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The Accidental Tourist

1988

★★★★ Rewatched

Very engaging and appealing comedy drama has terrific performances, especially from William Hurt and Geena Davis, in her Oscar-winning role.

Watch my new video all about her ing Actress victory!

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Hard Times

1975

★★ Watched

Very dull Depression-era drama has a few good things in it—lovely costumes and production design, solid performances—but the narrative is so lifeless that it never manages to engage, especially on an emotional level.

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Nickel Boys

2024

★★½ 20

I’m sad because I wanted to love this. What a unique and extraordinary feat of cinematography, with some terrific performances throughout.

But in its overlong, heavily episodic 140 minutes, all I could ever pay attention to was the striking imagery of the film and that unusual first-person point-of-view. As much as I was impressed with how this movie was made, the shooting style on display unfortunately never allowed for any immersion into the narrative itself, or the characters, or the…

One of Them Days

2025

★★★½ Watched

Very entertaining, fast-paced comedy is filled with well drawn characters, increasingly outrageous situations, and wonderful performances by the two charismatic leads.

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