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  The Avenging Eagle 1978

  ★★★★ Added

  Wowza. I don't review much any more but I just watched The Avenging Eagle, directed by Sun Chung. Its as good as any Shaw Brothers movie can be. My favorite Shaws are your favorite Shaws, 36 Chambers, 8 Diagram Pole Fighter, One-Armed Swordsman, Come Drink With Me, etc... but this one stands among the best I've seen. I'm not going to bother with a plot synopsis, since those exist. There was great editing, clearly defined characters, bad ass fights, excellent…

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  Stevie 2002

  ★★★★★ Watched 25 Jan 2020

  Oh man, I don't take my reviews on LB seriously, but I have a lot of thoughts about this movie that I can't quite shake, maybe despite the fact that I would really prefer to pretend it didn't exist. First off, Steve James. First movie I saw of his was Hoop Dreams, like most people. I also really admired The Interrupters, as a human and a Chicagoan. He directed a documentary about Roger Ebert too. Ebert was a champion of…

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  First Reformed 2017

  ★★★★★ Added 1

  This fuckin thing... I guess I'll start with this review by grandstanding and saying Ethan Hawke has become one of the best film actors. I didn't expect it any more than you did, but the guy proves it time and again over the last few years. On to Schrader: Oh man. This is a Paul Schrader ass movie. I was slightly torn while watching it that he was riffing too hard on his own movie, Taxi Driver. But I think…

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  The Favourite 2018

  ★★★★½ Added

  I want this to win Best Picture this year just because the queen actually said "I like it when she puts her tongue inside me." Suck it, Shakespeare in Love. Lanthimos is super legit.

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