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Ladies They Talk About 1933
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Barbara Stanwyck fucking shoots him and his first reaction is “that’s alright; it’s nothing.” He then proceeds to help her cover up the crime and marries her. Historic levels of yearning on display here
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie 1976
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Ben Lazzara delivers a wonderfully grounded yet bold performance in Cassavetes’ The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1978 Director’s Cut). The film centers around Lazzara’s character, Cosmo Vitaly, as he tries to run his low-end cabaret club despite various hindrances. Hindrances include his debt to the mob, which forces him to perform a hit, the consequences that follow the hit, and his turbulent relationships with the various employees at his club.
Despite these numerous distractions, the film's final minutes articulate just how…
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Barbie 2023
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Barbie is a walking contradiction. On the one hand, the film empowers women and criticizes the patriarchy in a really cool, albeit unsubtle way. On the other hand, Barbie is trying to be a conceptual odyssey, where Barbie discovers the merits of being a human with emotions in the real world. These concepts are great, yet the execution is disjointed. Barbie’s character development gets halted for the overly long climax of the film, and the real world villains set up…
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