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Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Lawless’: A True Bootlegging Tale From Prohibition Appalachia

‘Lawless’ just might be an instant gangster classic.
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Mark Jackson
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August 29. 2012 | R | 1h 56m
The first-ever use of the head-butt in a cinematic fight was in the 1975 Charles Bronson movie “Hard Times,” about bare-knuckle fighting in the Prohibition era. It was spectacularly unnerving in its barbarism. Almost 50 years later, a head-butt is still cringe-worthy, but also a little ho-hum.
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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