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Independent film advocate and movie curator for discerning viewers, John Farr is your guide to the best movies to stream, rent or buy. John is concerned solely with what’s great – timeless classics, old and new, domestic and foreign, narrative and documentary.

Our goal is to make it fun, fast and easy to find the next film you’ll love. We’re here to help you cut through the clutter, and put outstanding titles right at your fingertips.

 

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As film apes life, rain is inevitable in the cinema. Wet weather has driven plot, established a range of moods, and symbolically drenched countless spurned lovers and star-crossed suitors in untold romantic comedies. Thrillers and horror films use dark weather to cultivate a sense of dread – though if you’re going to get murdered, it would be much better to face your doom on a sandy beach, holding a Mai Tai.
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