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The Crimson Kimono 1959
The Crimson Kimono is very entertaining. The film starts as a detective/mystery story, one that is quite aggressive in its tone and approach. The first few minutes are strippers, murder, bright lights and booming music. It morphs into an interesting noir take, complete with the elements we're used to seeing - femme fatales, mystery, shadows, procedural in its nature. But the film is also a buddy cop story. Charlie and Joe are great together, pivoting from caring to…
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Tin Cup 1996
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Physically Owned FilmsSoothing film, both in its subject and direction that gets real stressful at the end. A low-key, low-stakes comfort watch type film that is competently made, even though it doesn't hold a candle to Shelton's best work. The film is cute, funny, and nice to look at. It is also overlong, and the core romantic relationship doesn't really work, but the secondary characters are so much fun and the Costner/Cheech dynamic is enough to recommend.
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Any Which Way You Can 1980
1980 Ranked
Physically Owned FilmsDefinitely as dumb and just about as delightful as the original. Lots of funny, lots of terrible music, and lots of Clyde. Really goofy and sweet, and features a long fistfight that rivals
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Skyfall 2012
Works as a spy film, action film, revenge film, and siege film. Does a good job at taking relatively small stakes (for a Bond film), and blowing them up on a grander scale. So easily digestible, this film is fun to watch, has the just the right amount of humor, and is the best looking Bond film ever.
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The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014
Charming and fun who-dunnit. The usual attention to detail, offbeat humor, and quirky Anderson style are all there. Mixed with interesting animation, period jumping, and aspect ratio tinkering, this is a great watch.
