Archive for tag 'criterion'
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Come on man, I got four kids to feed!
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Like tears in the rain, the sheer visual power seeps into the water table and contaminates all downstream art.
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Part of the holy trinity of classical anime: this, Akira and Cowboy Bebop. Innocence is also great.
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This is almost a variety act: singing and dancing is the bulk of it, but there’s also some drama, theatricals, and even space for political points (either more towards philosophy, or straight up politicking).
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A baby fathered by The Matrix, Shaolin Soccer, Moonlight, and In The Mood for Love. Usually, “stuck in a blender” is a metaphor, but this is a corker. A better multiverse than more Marvel crap.
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Lord of the Sands. One Shai-Hulud to rule them all, one Lisan al-Gaib to bind them.
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The long shots never get old. Never.
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Hack the Planet! Hack the Planet!
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I had never seen the extended cut. They cut so much Wombosi stuff out, and there was apparently plenty of cuts and reshoots too. Still manages to blow most thrillers out of the water.
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That’s just, like, your opinion, man. The Dude abides. Nobody fucks with the Jesus. This is what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass! You human paraquat!
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Tati 4 life. One of the best road movies ever.
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Strange for cops to murder black people on a random traffic stop? Over spurious reasons, for nothing? Yeah, the good old 90’s…
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Unemployed rent-a-cop/hitman wanders into town, pits two gangs against one another, comes out on top-ish. The Japanese Man with no Name.
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On the Mud-Caked Precipice of Greatness.
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Classic. The goofiness and dated effects are masterfully hidden.
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Yes, this is a run of the mill 90’s anti-hero, with mild The Exorcist flavour. But I still love it, Holy Wars have never been so snarky.
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The index film for the COVID-19 generation. Wicked sick.
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Mentally unstable news anchor talks smack on live TV. Self-Destructing behaviour ensues. Released in 1976. Damn.
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Landlubber Ephraim Winslow and old sea wolf Thomas Wake heave their belongings to the rock, eagerly waitin’ for the two fortnights of their shift. Two man in, how many men out? The sea. Sums. Dichotomy between good and evil.
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A crazy premise leads to a massive tear jerker. Nuts! No cockups here, I was unable to maintain a stiff upper lip.
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Really puts a human face into the so called “economic migrants” we hear so much about. If this can’t shift policy, nothing can.
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Simplicity is when you remove all unnecessary features, you get this. A film that’s all meat, no fat.
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How come this is so well regarded? It’s nothing more than white dudes talking.
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- “Witness me! I am awaited in Valhalla!”
- “MEDIOCRE!!!”
- Faceless Immortan Joe is nasty!
- Furiosa is pretty calm, considering her name. Mad Max is also sane.
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Wikus is the real everyman. A dumb bureaucrat who keeps fucking up.
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What’s in the box (office)? The perfect Halloween film, if you like your candy laced with rusty razorblades, for your mind.
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I have seen this several times now over the years, and it never fails to impress, even when you know the twists. Bourne with much less action and more evilness.
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Not so special K. A worthwhile sequel to a classic.
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A companion piece to The Matrix, but with a noir aesthetic. Sleeep!
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Damn radical. Part of the holy trinity of classical anime: this, Ghost in the Shell (1995) and Cowboy Bebop.
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A supreme being. Perfect.
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A gripping tale of a feral ecoterrorist raised by wolves that discover what you hu-mans call “emotions”.
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After 3 or 4 views, you can see the speed up scenes, but it’s still very suspenseful to see the last chase scene (and the rest of the film too).
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I re-watched King Kong today and it’s still as impressive as the first time.
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This is just amazing. Should really be called Secret Service Story.