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EDITORIAL: The 10 best Italian-themed films
EDITORIAL: The 10 best Italian-themed films

As an equal opportunity movie writer and fan, I would be negligent and remissed if I didn't show my friends of Italian ancestry the same love I did just week for my fellow Irish-Americans.  For those who don't know, today, just two days after St. Patrick's Day, is the Feast of St. Joseph, or St. Joseph's Day.  This list is a refresh of an editorial list I made five years ago.  To my Italian-American readers and friends, take in this list of muddled stereotypes and relish in what the American audience thinks of you and your heritage.

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2017, Column, Editorial, LIST, SPECIALDon ShanahanItaly, Italian films, Italian-Americans, Italian themes, List, Top 10 list, Best Italian-themed films, 10 Best, The Godfather, The Godfather trilogy, St. Joseph's Day, Goodfellas, Raging Bull, Rocky, The Good Bad and the Ugly, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Roman Holiday, Moonstruck, Big Night, My Cousin Vinny, Cinema Paradiso, Il Postino, The Postman, film commentary, movie commentary, IMDb, IMDB, stereotypes, foreign films, classic films, Donald Shanahan, Don Shanahan, Every Movie Has a Lesson, All the Money in the WorldComment
MOVIE REVIEW: The One I Love
MOVIE REVIEW: The One I Love

“The One I Love” is a thinking film that skews much closer to the romantic comedy vein of its trailer, but offers just enough icy and sobering implications to get that hamster wheel moving in your head that will nudge you ever so slightly to the edge of your seat.  You won’t be gripping your arm rest or partner’s hand in tension.  Rather, you’ll be retreating to crossed arms of curiosity and chin-rubbing intrigue and attention.  Clever smiles outnumber dropped jaws.

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2014, 5 STARS, MOVIE REVIEW, Video on DemandDon Shanahan2014, 2014 Summer Movies, Sundance Film Festival, 2014 Late Summer Movies, The One I Love, Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Charlie McDowell, Justin Lader, Elisabeth Moss, Enemy, Danny Bensi, Ted Danson, The Cabin in the Woods, Mindfuck, Mindfuck films, Mindfuck movies, Couch Popcorn, Digital Spy, IMDB, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Christopher Nolan, Inception, Video On Demand, The Sixth Sense, The Blair Witch Project, Touchy Feely, Safety Not Guaranteed, Tribeca Film Festival, The League, Twilight ZoneComment