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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 2022
I think I liked that? I appreciated how often it felt like a Raimi film - especially that closer before the credits roll - but couldn't help but feel there was something a little off, a little missing, even as I enjoyed the more inventive, less rote touches.
Maybe it's just awareness that Raimi took over after Derrickson left the project: it feels disjointed. Was that a case of the film changing through development and not making it out the…
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The Last Dance 1993
Most of Juzo Itami's films are, in some way, critical of Japanese society - whether it's yakuza, politicians, the police, or something more minor and intricate. It took a while for me to realise where The Last Dance (aka Daibyouin, "The Seriously Ill Patient") was going. It's actually a plot hook that appeared in A Taxing Woman 2: a patient whose cancer diagnosis is withheld from them, and kept secret.
Until this film, and a little research, I didn't realise…
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Project A 1983
I love '80s Jackie Chan and this feels like him at his peak. Somehow, it had completely passed me by and it was only recently that I discovered this film, and its sequel, even existed. What a treat! I may like this even more than Police Story. Just non-stop vintage action, stunts, and comedy.