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California Split 1974
Functionally a comedy, but the darkest Altman to my mind; it’s a blast to watch two buddies gamble and debauch themselves to the ends of their ropes, but seeing the down moments adds a seriousness that’s missing from some of the other Altman comedies (if you call them that). Probably my favorite of his.
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State of Siege 1972
Brilliant execution of the reaction to an infinitely fascinating subject: American incursion into foreign resources under the guise of aid/expertise.
Yves Montaus plays a renamed Dan Mitrione who in real-life toured Latin and South America instructing police on methods of communist suppression and terrorist false flag operations. The Tupamaros interrogate him using surprisingly civil methods before as in real life, as massive numbers of their party are executed by death squads, and they decide to kill his ass.
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Sicario 2015
Everybody in this movie is great.
The direction is spot on, bleak. Funny that Villeneuve’s best movie is one that’s so commercial, even meat headed depending what your takeaway is.
I have less to say about it than Day of the Soldado because I think it’s perfect the way it is.
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