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Space Amoeba 1970
This really might be the most inessential of the Toho kaiju pics from the Showa era in terms of plot. Everyone's motives are practically meaningless almost as soon as they arrive at the island. The scientist makes a wild jump to a conclusion about what is going on with these giant monsters. Gezora looks great in some shots and like a giant sleeping bag in others. Also, sure, let the kaiju trauma victim islander have a wedding, and let the…
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Cutter's Way 1981
Quiet, small-scale neo noir that is much more about the character relationships than the mystery at its center, to the point that it doesn't resemble noir for much of it despite the subject matter. The characters are seemingly already on the fringes of society before any dalliance with the underworld drags them there, and the primary concern running through most of it is whether Jeff Bridges' Richard Bone, adrift in life seemingly by choice, will ever be galvanized into doing…
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Zazie dans le Métro 1960
Just absolutely buckwild, starts like La bête humaine and ends like mother! and in between it's like Madeline and Monsieur Hulot found their way into The Bank Dick or Duck Soup & the projectionist mixed up the fourth reel with a Tom & Jerry short.
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