Mike D'Angelo
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  • Bushwick

    Bushwick 2017

    ★★ Watched 18 Aug, 2017

    37/100

    A.V. Club review. I'm now convinced that Bautista could be a major actor. Still not sold, however, on let's-roam-all-over-town-in-one-(seemingly-or-otherwise)-continuous-shot.

  • Some Like It Hot

    Some Like It Hot 1959

    ★★★★★ Rewatched 21 Jun, 2011

    95/100

    Hadn't seen this old favorite in maybe 15 years, and I'd forgotten some of the plot details. Specifically, as the movie raced toward the finish line, I started wondering how the hell they were gonna engineer the reconciliation between Joe/Josephine/Junior and Sugar in the few minutes remaining. Because in a contemporary comedy, an entire drippy scene, if not several drippy scenes, would be devoted to J/J/J's fervent apology, to ensure that we understand that the original J is a…

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  • Moonlight

    Moonlight 2016

    ★★½ Rewatched 08 Dec, 2016 71

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

    49/100

    Okay, here we go: Why I think the year's most universally acclaimed film is sorta kinda not really very good. Took a second look to be sure, both because I'm always open to the possibility that I'm wrong and because I served on a festival jury with Jenkins a couple of years ago and liked him enormously, so take no pleasure in being a contrarian here. Had exactly the same reaction, alas. In descending order of importance:

    • I'm…

  • Sicario

    Sicario 2015

    ★★★★½ Rewatched 10 Sep, 2015 33

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

    83/100

    Second viewing, no change. Having now professionally reviewed this film four times (for The Dissolve from Cannes, and then for the A.V. Club, the Nashville Scene, and the Las Vegas Weekly), I thought I had nothing left to say, especially since I made a point of addressing the most common criticisms. But since a bunch of folks are praising Adam Nayman's takedown for Reverse Shot, let me quickly address a few of his points.

    “I have to know,” Kate…

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