KinoVentura
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The first issue of Apache Revolver is live: https://kino-ventura.square.site/
Minneapolis based (fictional) Crime Enthusiast. I write about movies at https://kino-ventura.blogspot.com/
Less polished reflections at https://letterboxd.com/Kino_V
Minneapolis based (fictional) Crime Enthusiast. I write about movies at https://kino-ventura.blogspot.com/
Less polished reflections at https://letterboxd.com/Kino_V
I'm in the thick of it now. Happy Awards Season to all who soldier through it #LastFourWatched
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I'm in the thick of it now. Happy Awards Season to all who soldier through it #LastFourWatched
Working out of order on this one. I’ve already seen Park Chan Wook’s loose adaptation, gonna read the original, and eventually track down the Costa-Gavras version
December 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Working out of order on this one. I’ve already seen Park Chan Wook’s loose adaptation, gonna read the original, and eventually track down the Costa-Gavras version
Very little info seems to exist on Godfather's Fury (1978), but that's one heck of a poster image
December 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Very little info seems to exist on Godfather's Fury (1978), but that's one heck of a poster image
I watched some higher profile stuff earlier in the week (Marty Supreme, No Other Choice), but yesterday I feasted on new crime(ish) films. Gotta fit in what I can.
#LastFourWatched
#LastFourWatched
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I watched some higher profile stuff earlier in the week (Marty Supreme, No Other Choice), but yesterday I feasted on new crime(ish) films. Gotta fit in what I can.
#LastFourWatched
#LastFourWatched
Was watching Jeffrey Reiner's also underappreciate Lake George last night, so this was on the brain.
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love...
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love...
November 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Was watching Jeffrey Reiner's also underappreciate Lake George last night, so this was on the brain.
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love...
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love...
Though my inbox is filled with awards hopefuls, I'm focused on some recent crime blind spots as I'm aiming to have a hardboiled top 10 ready by the end of the month #LastFourWatched
November 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Though my inbox is filled with awards hopefuls, I'm focused on some recent crime blind spots as I'm aiming to have a hardboiled top 10 ready by the end of the month #LastFourWatched
It's that time again. Started and ended where I belong - at the grindhouse. #LastFourWatched
November 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
It's that time again. Started and ended where I belong - at the grindhouse. #LastFourWatched
Fully caught up on The Lowdown over the weekend. Music obviously plays a big part in the show, but since I'm an old hardcore guy I was really taken with Dinklage's character rocking Brother Inferior and Hickey patches
November 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Fully caught up on The Lowdown over the weekend. Music obviously plays a big part in the show, but since I'm an old hardcore guy I was really taken with Dinklage's character rocking Brother Inferior and Hickey patches
Not sure if it’s for the reopening or Holidays on Hennepin (or both), but the trees are already getting lights
October 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Not sure if it’s for the reopening or Holidays on Hennepin (or both), but the trees are already getting lights
New-to-me watches feeling middle of the road to me for this #LastFourWatched Was hoping to like Tatsumi more than I did. I've also been watching The Lowdown 1 ep at a time and absolutely loving it.
October 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
New-to-me watches feeling middle of the road to me for this #LastFourWatched Was hoping to like Tatsumi more than I did. I've also been watching The Lowdown 1 ep at a time and absolutely loving it.
A couple of TCFF screenings, one of my favorite new movies this year, and a 30s October watch. #LastFourWatched
October 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A couple of TCFF screenings, one of my favorite new movies this year, and a 30s October watch. #LastFourWatched
One of these things is definitely unlike the others. I'll get right on the contrarian train and say Hamnet was okay and yet it will get nominated for all of the acting awards. Seeing Ozone with a crowd ruled, though! #LastFourWatched
October 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
One of these things is definitely unlike the others. I'll get right on the contrarian train and say Hamnet was okay and yet it will get nominated for all of the acting awards. Seeing Ozone with a crowd ruled, though! #LastFourWatched
Just got my copy of Last Known Address from @kinolorber.com Wrote about this one a few years back: kino-ventura.blogspot.com/2022/07/to-k...
October 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Just got my copy of Last Known Address from @kinolorber.com Wrote about this one a few years back: kino-ventura.blogspot.com/2022/07/to-k...
Walking down Hennepin and noticed Urban Skillet was closed. Looks like a permanent state of affairs.
October 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Walking down Hennepin and noticed Urban Skillet was closed. Looks like a permanent state of affairs.
Spent the week watching new stuff. Should probably go back to October viewing this weekend. #LastFourWatched
October 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Spent the week watching new stuff. Should probably go back to October viewing this weekend. #LastFourWatched
I was traveling for work earlier this week and didn't have a lot of movie time, but I'm full steam ahead on my Horror Gives Back list of movies tagged both as horror and crime. #LastFourWatched
October 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I was traveling for work earlier this week and didn't have a lot of movie time, but I'm full steam ahead on my Horror Gives Back list of movies tagged both as horror and crime. #LastFourWatched
Quality over quantity this last week. Desperately underseen New Zealand street kid movie, a solid satanic panic doc, what's probably the film of the year, and my brand new 4K of a gritty, NYC crime classic. #LastFourWatched
September 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Quality over quantity this last week. Desperately underseen New Zealand street kid movie, a solid satanic panic doc, what's probably the film of the year, and my brand new 4K of a gritty, NYC crime classic. #LastFourWatched
I wrote up a bunch of comic reviews over at Oddmart on Lyndale. Go check em’ out if you’re in the area
September 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I wrote up a bunch of comic reviews over at Oddmart on Lyndale. Go check em’ out if you’re in the area
I couldn't muster any enthusiasm for the preview screenings I had invites for this week. Instead I watched some pretty good movies that don't have much to do with each other. #LastFourWatched
September 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I couldn't muster any enthusiasm for the preview screenings I had invites for this week. Instead I watched some pretty good movies that don't have much to do with each other. #LastFourWatched
Jacques Becker, BOTD. Not only is Touchez Pas au Grisbi an absolute joy of a crime film, it's the feature debut of Lino Ventura.
September 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Jacques Becker, BOTD. Not only is Touchez Pas au Grisbi an absolute joy of a crime film, it's the feature debut of Lino Ventura.
Some plane watches of varying quality (I also watched some of the Mobland series - starts strong, but seems to falter a bit). Proof of the Man really impressed me. Kind of like the big budget multinational European thrillers (including being a bit bloated) of the 70s but very Japanese.
September 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Some plane watches of varying quality (I also watched some of the Mobland series - starts strong, but seems to falter a bit). Proof of the Man really impressed me. Kind of like the big budget multinational European thrillers (including being a bit bloated) of the 70s but very Japanese.
Caught Stealing was a miss for me. The Blue Iguana, on the other hand, was a real find. It's probably too absurd for a lot of people, but I was on board right from the opening animated title sequence with a Kurtis Blow jam.
#LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday
#LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday
August 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Caught Stealing was a miss for me. The Blue Iguana, on the other hand, was a real find. It's probably too absurd for a lot of people, but I was on board right from the opening animated title sequence with a Kurtis Blow jam.
#LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday
#LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday
#LastFourWatched I got reviews for Honey Don't and Eenie Meanie up on my blog: kino-ventura.blogspot.com
August 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
#LastFourWatched I got reviews for Honey Don't and Eenie Meanie up on my blog: kino-ventura.blogspot.com
Criterion's Nunsploitation lineup for next month is a solid one, have they ever shown Alucarda on the channel before? Curious if there's a new scan floating around out there
August 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Criterion's Nunsploitation lineup for next month is a solid one, have they ever shown Alucarda on the channel before? Curious if there's a new scan floating around out there
Happy #LetterboxdFriday I swear someone threw the movie switch in August and now the theaters are crowded with stuff I'm at least interested in. Go see Americana! #LastFourWatched
August 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Happy #LetterboxdFriday I swear someone threw the movie switch in August and now the theaters are crowded with stuff I'm at least interested in. Go see Americana! #LastFourWatched