Definitely more of a movie than Fear and Desire but not anymore gripping. Kubrick shows that he can execute a more traditional genre with a tight hand yet I prefer his first film’s messiness. The haunting monologue in which a character recounts her traumatic childhood while we watch a single ballet dancer is memorable in how it mesmerizes and stands out from stock noir. Also Irene Kane seems cool as hell, would have followed her to my demise.
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Bullet Train 2022
I’m a sucker for Free-Fire-Guy-Richie-90’s-quippy-dialogue-doused-in-neon-explosion.
Heureusement que 25% de blagues sont le type agaçant de Deadpool. Pour la plupart, l’assassin zen avec la malchance, les jumeaux bien habillés qui parlent trop d’un bande dessinée et les cameos sans cesse me plaisais beaucoup. C’était parfait pour les cinglées comme moi qui veulent voir les morts impensables. J’apprécie la tapisserie de comment chaque personnage et chaque morceau d’information formulent le grand conçu de la finale. Ce n’est pas un chef d’œuvre parce…
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25th Hour 2002
As a lover of Spike Lee Joints I was always hesitant of 25th Hour. Sure I love Edward Norton whether he's playing Smoochy or a Neo Nazi but a Spike Lee movie with a mostly white cast kept me skeptical. While I still haven't found out what motivated Lee to make it, I'm very glad he did. The film follows Monty, a former drug dealer, on his last free night before going to prison for 7 years. The story is…
