I see much potential in the vibe, the plot, the characters, however I just never really laughed, despite the film's many attempts and never found the action all the compelling particularly when we're talking about what Hong Kong films could do with action even back then.
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Black Bag 2025
A cracking good time. You could say it brings the horniness of James Bond to the world of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, but I would actually say this film has just as much in common with The Thin Man, which I mean as the greatest of compliments. The simple thing here, this film is just plainly fun, but where in modern cinema that seems like an excuse to be stupid, that is not the case here, that crafts an efficient,…
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Manhunter 1986
I apologize Mr. Mann, I did not see this one for the masterpiece it was the first time around. And rather liked the film the first time, but to see how Mann successfully adapts Harris is incredible, because while Demme would do so as well, and more popularly, this and Silence are two films where you can see very clearly what directorial vision truly is. As Mann's original alternative take here is fascinating in partly just the dynamic precision of…
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I'm Still Here 2024
The Oscars may potentially commit their most egregious error ever in voting if this film loses to a film that I will not sully this review by mentioning its name here, not just in terms of the quality of filmmaking but also the intention of it, as here’s a film that genuinely cares about people having lost loved ones to the heinous acts of humanity, and isn’t just using it to falsely score phony points of importance. Anyway, let’s forget…
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