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Detachment 2011
I'm a step above the detached sub - I do year-long stints in Korea at different English private schools and then move on to another. The language barrier and the moving around makes it easy for me to not get attached to the schools, the programs or even the students. This hit a little too close to home, if I had a home that is.
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L.A. Confidential 1997
Classic Ellroy neo-noir saga that leaves the likes of Street Kings in the dust. Corruption, drugs, money, power, and a new highway system are at the center of this sprawling and dense piece with some seriously great (and introductory star-making) performances from Pearce and Crowe. Very different from the book but true to the savvy spirit, watch it a few times and you'll still see something new each time. From the opening title sequence and Hush-Hush voice-over to Exley's monlogue…