James Brown’s Typical Vibe
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James Brown has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1940s through the 1960s.
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An aging horror-movie icon's fate intersects with that of a seemingly ordinary young man on a psychotic shooting spree around Los Angeles.
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich · With Tim O'Kelly, Boris Karloff, Arthur Peterson

A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Dir. George Cukor · With Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson

Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy. After being appointed to a run-down New York parish, O'Malley's worldly knowledge helps him connect with a gang of boys looking for direction, eventually winning over the aging, conventional Parish priest.
Dir. Leo McCarey · With Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Frank McHugh

Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.
Dir. Allan Dwan · With John Wayne, John Agar, Adele Mara