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Movies #34 and #35 Jiang Hu – The Triad Zone, Blow-Up

Jiang Hu – The Triad Zone: Uneven. The good bits, Anthony Wong as General Kwan and Eric Tsang’s cameo, for example, are great. The bad bits fall pretty flat. Blow-Up: What a great film. I used to say that Sade … Continue reading

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Movies #33 Blow

Blow: I really enjoyed this- well, as much as one could enjoy a film that plays like your typical Greek Tragedy. After watching this film I realized one thing- if you’re going to sell drugs, sell pot. The pot scenes … Continue reading

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Movies #32 From Hell

From Hell. Good stuff. I would expect as much from a Jack the Ripper story originally penned by Alan Moore. Depp is good as usual and the Hughes Brothers did a fine job orchestrating the whole bloody symphony. SPOILER SPACE … Continue reading

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Movies #31 Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation. Sofia Coppola is an infinitely better director than she is an actress. What a great little movie this is. Bill Murray is amazing, Scarlett Johansson is both lovely and talented and the backdrop of Tokyo is handled … Continue reading

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Movies #30 The Man Who Wasn't There

The Man Who Wasn’t There: Maybe a little depressing and definitely a little ponderous, overall this is a very good film.

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