What would be cliche and trying too hard in someone else's hands is genuinely disturbing and unpredictable here.
Films 139
Reviews 49
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The Man Who Wasn't There 2001
I admired the restraint here, whereas other Coen movies go off-the-rails with craziness and idiotic characters making idiotic decisions, this movie held everyone on pretty even ground. I mean, all…
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Holy Motors 2012
The best film of the 21st century? Full review here:
http://whitecitycinema.com/2012/11/05/now-playing-holy-motors/
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Purple Noon 1960
The best Ripley adaptation I've seen so far but still not even close to capturing the essence of the books or the character.
I tried considering this as its own…
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My Name is Nobody 1974
Even though the opening credits list Tonino Valerii as a sole director, there were never any doubts that Sergio Leone contributed in a big way. After all, it was his…