Unabashedly melodramatic, even for a Hong Kong action romance of this era. Shamelessly over the top yet manically passionate, a stream of consciousness fever dream which supersedes tonal whiplash with stubborn, fiery conviction. Sticks to its gloriously ludicrous guns with unrelenting fervour and delivers some of the most stunning cinematography in all of cinema, gorgeously restored by Radiance. Pinks and purples glow with ethereal luminosity in the monsoon rains and across the wild streets, bathing the city in a neon…
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The Panic in Needle Park 1971
The Panic in Needle Park follows Bobby (Al Pacino), and Helen (Kitty Winn), a young couple whose lives are controlled by their drug addictions and who follow similarly self-destructive paths.
Pacino’s performance is vivacious and filled with energy. He breathes life into the seedy world they inhabit. It’s interesting to see Pacino and Winn in such early roles, knowing that Winn faded into obscurity and Pacino became one of the biggest stars Hollywood has ever seen. But the two work…
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Drinking Buddies 2013
It doesn't take long before you become emotionally invested in the characters of writer-director Joe Swanberg's warm, funny drama that uses a strong combination of improvised dialogue and situations that most people will find themselves in.
The story follows a group of people living in Chicago; Luke (Jake Johnson), Kate (Olivia Wilde), Jill (Anna Kendrick) and Chris (Ron Livingston). Luke and Jill are in a relationship, as are Chris and Kate. However, their situations are complicated and tensions arise when…
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