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  Doughboys 1930

  ★★★½ Watched by Ian W. Hill 04 May 2021

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  Better than I expected, and more than a bit darker. Christ, it ENDS on a PTSD gag?

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  Shadows in an Empty Room 1976

  ★★★ Watched by Ian W. Hill 01 Mar 2021

  Sleazy and inexcusable but damn if it doesn't get the job done. Contains a jaw-dropping car chase that is the vehicular equivalent of the fight scene from THEY LIVE.

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  Film Study 1926

  ★★★★½ Watched by Ian W. Hill 22 Aug 2014

  Cinema in and out of the eye. Beauty in motion and shape. Perfection achieved through editorial magic. A day begins and ends, a sun that might just be a projector beam goes on and off. Things are and are their opposite. A dialect is born that is not spoken much anymore, and should be.

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  River of Fundament 2014

  ★★★★½ Watched by Ian W. Hill 13 Feb 2014

  I was dubious of Matthew Barney before ever seeing his work, I was dubious of Matthew Barney while seeing most of his previous work, I have been dubious of Matthew Barney even while thinking the work I'd seen was mostly brilliant after seeing it. I am not dubious anymore - he is a real filmmaker and a true visionary. I sat in awe for most of the five hours and 20 minutes of this incredible 3-part film last night. There…