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Swallowtail Butterfly 1996
SEEN! An astute story about outcasts as much as a stirring display of controlled chaos. All sorts of scenarios that launch the film toward all sorts of emotions, but they feel lived-in and well-calibrated. The only currency that enriches us is the sense of community.
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Bullet Train 2022
SEEN! Although aware of the silly rails it runs on, Bullet Train is a baka in making the silliness sing. This is Atomic Blonde 2: beautiful folks arming up in polished spaces & lethargic plot. Nothing besides action will rock the cars—especially not all the Ritchie/Tarantino/Deadpool-isms deployed.
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- If I may add, an overlong (and whitewashed!) baka
- Koji, Sanada & Fukuhara deserve better
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2023
SEEN! James Gunn—on many fronts & to many souls—says the dog days are over, a mindset that makes Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 a trilogy closer packed with euphoria. Lots of heart, danger & tactile beauty from early MCU entries, enough to render the marks of excess length & noise microscopic (note: not gone).
The film also seems content & even transparent w/ the assumption that it’s using this chapter of the motley crew fantasy to validate 2 things in reality—all close to…
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