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Bird 2024
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This ethereal and sincere film conveys the concepts of freedom and hope through a masterful blend of kitchen sink drama, coming-of-age drama, and magical realism. It is a perfect combination of three genres I adore.
First, the acting, and hot dang, there is much to discuss here. Nykiya Adams gives an incredible debut performance, capturing Bailey's anger, frustration and entrapment with aplomb. Bailey is headstrong. Bailey fights tooth and claw for what she loves and desires, and in the end,…
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Enter the Dragon 1973
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It is one of the most iconic films from my childhood, and I still recall the first time I watched this movie at 9 years old. My horror at the death of Williams, my first introduction to Bolo Yeung and his hilarious facial expressions, the exquisitely crafted fight scene in the hall of mirrors, one of the most legendary Lalo Schifrin scores, and Bruce Lee waxing philosophical while kicking the crap out of anyone foolish enough to stand in his…
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Death Wish II 1982
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Finding a reason to enjoy this film at face value is challenging. With reactionary politics, poorly handled exploitative sexual violence, god-awful narrative structure, turgid expositional dialogue, a plethora of naff line reads, absolutely batshit internal logic, and some of the gaudiest costumes ever seen in the criminal underworld. It is a maelstrom of low-quality filmmaking.
Death Wish II left me struggling to enjoy a film that’s so bad it’s good and despising a film that is little more than a…
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Ivan's Childhood 1962
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A truly masterful debut feature film. Ivan’s Childhood has an effortless elegance, rarely delving deeply into the philosophy of violence in war or displaying large set-piece battles, instead focusing on the effect of war on the individual.
It is perpetually ominous, showing the disjointed lives of people in a time ravaged by war and not just the loss of innocence but also the futile quest to maintain it. The influence of German Expressionism is felt throughout, with Tarkovsky’s shot selection…
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