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  Death of a Bureaucrat 1966

  ★★★★½ Watched 22 Jun 2023

  A beautiful piece of Cuban cinema that is unfortunately outshined in Anglophone critique by its more serious contemporaries such as Soy Cuba or Memorias del Subdesarrollo. Don’t let the comedic bent fool you — this film is just as genuine a portrait of the post-Revolution period as these other films.

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  El crack 1981

  ★★★★½ Added

  A Spanish version of Dirty Harry that absolutely blows away the original in every way -- skeevy shots of post-Franco Madrid, every room filled with a thick haze of cigarette smoke.

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  Dr. T & the Women 2000

  ★★★★★ Watched 14 Apr 2021 1

  This is like a remake of Truffaut's Day for Night but instead of being about the film industry it's about male gynecologists. It's virtually perfect and is a high-water mark on Altman's career as a director. Do not underestimate this film in the slightest; it's funny, smart, treats the audience and characters with respect, and has one of the most magical endings I've ever had the pleasure to witness.

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  Collateral 2004

  ★★★★½ Added

  Andre's Steakhouse tries to stop Stephen Paddock from killing Kamala Harris

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