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  Hero 2002

  ★★★½ Watched 06 Aug 2013 17

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  whooh onomatopoeia ; sound made by swinging swords, arms, legs, and all forms of sticks or poles ( with, or without metal appendages )in martial arts movies. Sometimes associated with arrows. Usually repeated at least 3 times. whooh whooh whooh

  whowh onomatopoeia; sound made by magically flying protagonists and or antagonists, often found in the Wuxia sub-genre of martial arts films, as they hurl toward their enemy, often somersaulting during the approach. Often repeated at least twice, corresponding to…

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  The Four Times 2010

  ★★★★½ Watched 03 Mar 2013 23

  After watching Le Quattro Volte it was early evening. I walked outside and pulled some small splits from our wood stack in preparation to build the evening fire. I brought them into the kitchen, laid them near the stove, and gathered some dry kindling like I always do.

  I opened the stove door, and delicately shoveled the top layer of fine ash and dust and carefully deposited it into the ash pail beside the stove like I always do. The…

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  Flora and Son 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 23 Oct 2023 3

  Geez, where did Eve Hewson come from!? ( well, obviously activist Alison Stewart and Bono ), but my goodness what acting chops!

  I hadn't realized until after watching that director John Carney directed Once, another little indy I positively loved. Flora and Son exhibits the same honesty in the central relationship between mother and son on their rough road to get to know one another and form a bond.

  My only reservation on this one is that I wish the finale had just been Flora and Son.

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  Riceboy Sleeps 2022

  ★★★★ Watched 19 Oct 2023

  A touching take on assimilation into Canadian culture from a director who knows of what he speaks.

  There are a few Toronto area neighbourhoods, such as Scarborough, where there is already a vibrant mix of different cultures. I'm so happy my son grew up there. Since everyone was different, it was just a naturally accepted thing, and kids from all different places around the world would play together without giving it a second thought.

  Other neighbourhoods and cities, not so much. Director Anthony Shim brings this experience to the screen with a real sense of authenticity.

Popular reviews

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  Eyes Wide Shut 1999

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 06 Dec 2013 80

  I vividly remember seeing Eyes Wide Shut for the first time. It was opening day back in 1999. I went in with a mixture of anticipation and sadness. Anticipation because Kubrick had pronounced this to be the best film he’s ever made. Sadness because I knew it was the last time I would see a Kubrick for the first time.

  After the show was finished, my friend and I walked to a café. We barely spoke about it. I was…

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  Man of Steel 2013

  Watched 25 Jul 2014 150

  $225,000,000

  Two Hundred And Twenty Five Million Dollars.

  The budget for this turd was Two Hundred And Twenty Five MILLION dollars.

  What else would this sum buy you? I checked; a random search for 2014 / 2013 favourites lists here on LB. I looked at 30 or so, and picked out what I saw as peoples favourites.

  Under the Skin $16M
  Boyhood $2.4M
  Only Lovers Left Alive $7M
  Grand Budapest Hotel $31M
  Her $23M
  12 Years a Slave $20M
  Dallas…