In the Heat of the Night with Rob Gagnon
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English - December 04, 2018 11:40 - 52 minutes - 70.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsComedy TV & Film academy awards oscars best pictures carina magyar Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A fascinating look at the hard-headed racism of the 1960s South. Unflinching, unrelenting, but also grounded in enough reality to avoid being a mere polemic, this film basically tortures Sidney Poitier's Detective Tibbs as he tries to solve a high-profile murder case in a low-profile Mississippi town. Poitier's performance is majestic -- assured, but nuanced enough to allow his character to make mistakes, get scared, get confused, and still come across as the most competent cop in the state. Basically a "serious" version of Beverly Hills Cop. Great soundtrack by Quincy Jones and a healthy dose of Ray Charles, too. Highly recommended.
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