Steamboy – Director’s Cut (Widescreen Edition): Typical Otomo, really. Technology out of control, wildly creative tech designs and overall art direction, breakneck pacing… A lot of fun. Le Samourai – Criterion Collection I’ve seen this a few times now. I … Continue reading
Unleashed (Unrated Widescreen Edition): I thought it would be pretty good and it turned out that it was. It’s a surprisingly decent “film” and the fights, supplied by Yuen Wo-Ping, are brutal-but-fun, providing Jet Li with his best tough-guy screen … Continue reading
Hulk (Widescreen Special Edition): It was better than I thought it would be, but nowhere near as good as it should have been. I like the complexity and emotional depth added to what could have been a smash-em-up, but I … Continue reading
Goblet of Fire. My favorite film in the series so far, which surprised me. I so enjoyed the third film and this one was destined to be so truncated that I just assumed it would fall short of its predecessor. … Continue reading
Capote: I just read In Cold Blood for a second time, so seeing this was 100% fascinating. As a movie it’s very good, maybe a little meandering towards the end, but overall it’s an excellent film.
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