I was disappointed to learn that apparently Brian Eno doesn't like dogs.
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The Poughkeepsie Tapes 2007
What a piece of crap. Just an hour and a half of gratuitous violence against women and children, with virtually no plot or point. There are missed opportunities in the movie (it doesn't merit the dignity of being called a film) to make it interesting; for example, the missing tapes could have been used as a device to turn it into an intriguing horror-mystery (or at least somewhat intriguing), but no. It tries to incorporate a weak cop-critical subtext that…
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Red River 1948
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What is there to say about this movie? I would give it a few more stars if I could. In its exploration of masculinity, homoeroticism, fate (and cheating fate), and a Machiavellian approach to ethics, it is almost Taoist in its approach. Dunson (John Wayne) is absolutely unyielding in his objective - he is the precise opposite of the Taoist sage. His stubbornness is going to lead to his certain downfall, not to the successful completion of his task. Because…
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Sicario 2015
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'Sicario' really sums up the whole modern situation in the character of FBI Agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt). Those who have suggested that she is a "weak character" are missing the point. This isn't Wonder Woman. The point the story is trying to make is that someone like her - a woman, first of all, and second, an honorable person - doesn't stand a chance in an increasingly corrupt, dishonest world (or maybe "increasingly" isn't the right word - maybe…
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