A kind of deliberate anti-thriller featuring "experimental" use of color[1] and matter-of-fact performances - the suspense isn't in watching the plot unfold, per se, but in seeing how the characters…
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie 1976
"I'm a urologist." "I'm an accountant." "I'm a club owner." The context in which these careers are announced make them sound as absurd as a schlubby, hacky strip-club comedian calling…
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie 1976
"Hey Hugh, it's me, your agent. Remember that script I was telling you about, 'A Chinese Bookie'? Well, I got you the part! YOU'RE the Chinese bookie! Isn't that great?"…
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Star Trek Into Darkness 2013
Felt simultaneously bored and battered by this thing - the Brady Bunch Movie-style references to the original series hone in such a small number of such obvious details that it's…
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Make Way For Tomorrow 1937
Apparently Orson Welles called this "the saddest movie ever made." I completely agree. McCarey's comedy background makes him the perfect filmmaker for this, as his approach is completely free of…