Unearthed Gems

Sometimes it's hard to find a good movie. Let me help you

On this site are film reviews of lesser known movies that are excellent but either didn't find an audience, were ahead of their time, or were moderate successes that were soon forgotten. There will be weekly posts and monthly themes to introduce you to films you might have never known about but will be glad to have found.

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thegiftedguy

5 days ago7 min read

Rank and File - The Spider-Man movies

I have always been a huge Spider-Man fan. I find him to be so much more interesting than the god-like Superman and the brooding Batman....

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COVID Movie Casualties - Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)

thegiftedguy

Dec 144 min read

COVID Movie Casualties - Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)

COVID was not very kind to animated films. It nearly killed Pixar studios. After cutting the theatrically released Onward off at the...

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COVID Movie Casualties - In the Heights (2021)

thegiftedguy

Nov 173 min read

COVID Movie Casualties - In the Heights (2021)

Lin-Manuel Miranda has had a lot of success in the last decade. He wrote the mega-successful broadway play Hamilton . He co-wrote the...

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thegiftedguy

Nov 22 min read

COVID Movie Casualties - Tenet (2020)

Ladies and gentlemen. Today I am going to dazzle you by attempting to conduct a movie review in just a single word. Eh-hem. Here it goes....

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COVID Movie Casualties - Bill and Ted Face the Music (2020)

thegiftedguy

Nov 13 min read

COVID Movie Casualties - Bill and Ted Face the Music (2020)

When COVID hit in 2020, a lot of things were impacted and one that was financially devastated was the movie theatre business. After all,...

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Seasonal Review - Late Night With the Devil (2024)

thegiftedguy

Oct 263 min read

Seasonal Review - Late Night With the Devil (2024)

Sigh. There is nothing worse than a movie that does everything right...until it doesn't. Late Night With the Devil is one of those films....

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thegiftedguy

Sep 273 min read

Random Review - Champions (2023)

Woody Harrelson is one of the most interesting actors there is in Hollywood. He burst onto the scene as Woody Boyd in the already...

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Hidden Disney - Dinosaurs Extinct at Disney

thegiftedguy

Sep 243 min read

Hidden Disney - Dinosaurs Extinct at Disney

Disney is a wiz at marketing products, entertainment, and film to kids. They are their main consumer with the idea of if you get the...

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Random Review - Godzilla vs. Kong - New Empire (2024)

thegiftedguy

Sep 93 min read

Random Review - Godzilla vs. Kong - New Empire (2024)

Sometimes you don't want to go to a movie to be moved, or enlightened, or even entertained. Sometimes you just want to have fun. And I...

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Hidden Disney - It's Hard Out Here for a King (The Sword and the Stone - 1963)

thegiftedguy

Sep 23 min read

Hidden Disney - It's Hard Out Here for a King (The Sword and the Stone - 1963)

Disney has done a spectacular job of promoting its princesses. You see little girls everywhere dressed as their favorite princess. At...

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thegiftedguy

Aug 189 min read

Rank and File - The James Bond Films

It is often fun to rank things whether it be my favorite Stephen King books, the best US presidents, or the most beautiful states I have...

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Dog of the Month - Anyone But You (2023)

thegiftedguy

Aug 144 min read

Dog of the Month - Anyone But You (2023)

There are certain genres in Hollywood that seem to die only to be revived when a hit comes along. For example, in the 1940s through...

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Suspense Queen Maika Monroe - Significant Other (2022)

thegiftedguy

Aug 52 min read

Suspense Queen Maika Monroe - Significant Other (2022)

Finally, finally, finally. After sitting through four Maika Monroe films with very intriguing setups but only so-so payoffs, I finally...

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Suspense Queen Maika Monroe - Watcher (2022)

thegiftedguy

Jul 312 min read

Suspense Queen Maika Monroe - Watcher (2022)

Imagine moving to a country where you do not speak the language of most of the people you interact with. Imagine that your significant...

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Suspense Queen Maika Monroe - Villains (2019)

thegiftedguy

Jul 243 min read

Suspense Queen Maika Monroe - Villains (2019)

Villains starts out with a young couple, Bill Skargard and our suspense queen Maika Monroe, robbing a convenient store and making off...

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Suspense Queen Maika Monroe - The Strangers (2020)

thegiftedguy

Jul 233 min read

Suspense Queen Maika Monroe - The Strangers (2020)

Anyone remember Quibi? Probably not. Back in 2018 investors sunk $1 billion into the short-form platform that was designed to create...

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Suspense Queen Maika Monroe - Bokeh (2017)

thegiftedguy

Jul 224 min read

Suspense Queen Maika Monroe - Bokeh (2017)

In the 1980s, Jamie Lee Curtis was dubbed the Scream Queen for starring in such films as Halloween, Prom Night, Terror Train, The Fog,...

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thegiftedguy

Jul 153 min read

Recent Review - Longlegs (2024)

The funny thing about expectations. Not knowing a thing about last week's random review Thelma , I was so pleasantly surprised by...

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thegiftedguy

Jul 103 min read

Random Review - Thelma (2024)

I don't mean to sound like an old codger complaining that things aren't the way they used to be, but because of the way films are made in...

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Hidden Disney (Emperor's New Groove - 2000)

thegiftedguy

Jul 14 min read

Hidden Disney (Emperor's New Groove - 2000)

Look, there is some missing IP at Disney parks that I understand why it remains hidden. There should never be a Black Cauldron ride, a...

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