German director R.W. Fassbinder has always been fascinated with the human desire for love and the soul crushing games of power that the human desire for love wreaks on those who attempt to be loved. In today’s film, the bridge […]
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Mailbag Monday 46
March 4, 2013
Hello dear readers, it’s MAILBAG MONDAY again! On this special day I will search through my mountain of reader mail and answer the five most pressing questions! What’s that you say? Do I really get that …
Monthly Movie Reviews – February, 2013
March 1, 2013
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in February. Stats Movies watched – 11 Movies that were new to me – 10 Silent Westerns – 3 Monthly Masterpieces – The Asphalt Jungle February 24 …
Middle-earth Monday 38: Durthang
February 25, 2013
Welcome back to everyone’s favorite www.isleyunruh.com Monday feature! Middle-earth being the place of enchantment and wonder that it is, each month I will use my love of fictional cartography to transport you to another time …
Isley Reviews the 2012 Oscar nominees (plus best movies of 2012 list!)
February 24, 2013
Here we are on year four of me actually watching all the shitty best picture nominations so you don't have to. And you know what? They are actually getting better, there was only really one …
Minor Key Monday 38: Deine Lakaien – One Night
February 18, 2013
I always have to stop myself when I say I like “all kinds of music”. Because, honestly, that just isn’t true, there is really only one kind of music I like. No, not [just] Black …
Mid-month Metal Masterpiece 36: Graveland – Carpathian Wolves
February 15, 2013
National Socialist Black Metal is a touchy subject, even (especially) among black metal fans. And while I fall into the camp that an artist's personal ideological beliefs should have no effect on your enjoyment of …
My Favorite Movies 38 – The Asphalt Jungle (John Huston, 1950)
February 11, 2013
Man do I love heist movies. I'm not talking about wacky romps like the Ocean's 11 movies (though they are fine for what they are), I'm talking about the old school heist movies where EVERYBODY fucking …
Mailbag Monday 45
February 4, 2013
Hello dear readers, it’s MAILBAG MONDAY again! On this special day I will search through my mountain of reader mail and answer the five most pressing questions! What’s that you say? Do I really get that …
Monthly Movie Reviews – January, 2013
February 1, 2013
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in December. Stats Movies watched – 21 Movies that were new to me – 14 1990's films rewatched for the first time since I saw them in …