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  ChromiumBlue.com 2002

  ★★★★★ Watched by Sam P. 06 Aug 2020 2

  “How splendicious!” - Vivian Vadim (Erica Prior)

  An exhaustive distillation of the early aughts CD-ROM disk mag aesthetic, complete with artist and song credits that fade up in the lower left of the screen. An ode to commercialism. A blatant, self-referential ‘sex sells’ advertisement.

  Also: impromptu cage fights; sassy lesbian limo drivers; yacht parties; vicarious arousal by way of online portals; a snobby burger fetishist; a fashion first approach to filmmaking; a frankly abnormal amount of rabbits, for some reason; precognition, but limited to bedroom ventures; moped jewel thieves; and so, so, so much more.

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  Hollywood 90028 1973

  ★★★★★ Watched by Sam P. 31 Dec 2014 2

  Michelle: "Do you live alone?"
  Mark: "Everybody lives alone."

  Quite possibly the greatest, least discussed, and nearly forgotten film about Los Angeles and its beautifully, tragically endemic culture of twenty-somethings who have abandoned family, friends, and the comforts of home in pursuit of big city dreams. It is a reality that everybody secretly recognizes, but that few would ever openly admit to one another. Life in LA is frequently difficult, at times it is utterly unmanageable, and by default requires…

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  Kubo and the Two Strings 2016

  ★★★½ Watched by Sam P. 26 Jun 2022

  I counted more than two strings. I’m upset. 😤

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  Drive 1997

  ★★★ Watched by Sam P. 26 Jun 2022

  Mark D. needs no stand-in or stunt double. 💪🏻 

  Unfortunately, I did not care even a little about the story, its characters, or their hacky chatter. 

  So many of those falls looked like they crippled whomever was unlucky enough to catch those furious fists (esp. when cloaked in boots). Yikes!

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  The Fiancés of Macdonald Bridge 1961

  ★★★★★ Watched by Sam P. 07 Dec 2013

  A petite film that proves Godard's sunglasses are the root of all his darkness.

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  The Punisher 1989

  ★★★★★ Watched by Sam P. 01 Aug 2013 9

  Forget PUNISHER: WAR ZONE. Goldblatt made an 80s action masterpiece.

  10 reasons why you should stop everything and watch THE PUNISHER now:

  1. Dolph Lundgren (!) as Frank Castle / The Punisher.
  2. Jeroen Krabbe (!) as the new don of the Italian mafia.
  3. Explosions. Lots of 'em. Explosions within explosions.
  4. Scuba-Ninjas. Yes, you read that correctly. Certified!
  5. A deadly woman who crucifies a man with her earrings.
  6. A vision of Castle as a broken, fragile,…