Brodie Mann

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Avid movie theatre-goer, aspirational pirate. Current Fave 4: Disney Live-Action Remakes/Adaptations

Favorite films

  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice
  • Cinderella
  • 101 Dalmatians
  • The Jungle Book

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  • Mission: Impossible II

    ★½

  • Black Bag

    ★★★★½

  • My Dead Friend Zoe

    ★★★½

  • Mission: Impossible

    ★★★★½

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  • Mission: Impossible II

    Mission: Impossible II

    ★½

    This is why you can't build a film outward from action sequences. The action looks cool, sure, but the film is a mess overall.

  • Black Bag

    Black Bag

    ★★★★½

    This feels like Soderbergh was into the idea of doing a Bond film, but wasn't too keen on playing in someone else's sandbox. That's a compliment.

    It's a smart, sexy, tightly woven espionage thriller that never gets too infatuated with its own cleverness that ot drowns in twists. It has a laserlike focus steered by Michael Fassbender.

    And while he is a strong lead, the ensemble around him each get moments to shine, and outshine.

    My favourite of the year so far, and definitely worth watching.

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  • Flightplan

    Flightplan

    ★★½

    I know exactly where TBS (you know... The Superstation) would have put the commercial breaks.

  • Superman Returns

    Superman Returns

    ★★½

    I said it 19 years ago, and I'll say it again now... Parker Posey would have been a great gender-swapped Lex Luthor.