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Reviews

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  Everybody Wants Some!! 2016

  

  Todd Gaines ★★★★½ 35

  In almost every comedic movie I've ever seen, no matter how funny the overall film is, there's going to be moments of drama. It seems all comedic writers need to…

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  The Valiant Ones 1975

  

  ScreeningNotes ★★★

  During the Ming Dynasty, the Chinese Empire finds its coastal territory under siege by Japanese pirates and bandits, so right away we have the three coordinates of our central cultural…

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  Alarm 2009

  

  Travis Lytle ★★★

  A solid animated short that tells its story with recognizable chagrin, Jang Moo-hyun's "Alarm" finds its protagonist's sleep antagonized by the comedy's titular villain. The character design is nicely stylized,…

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  Dirty Harry 1971

  

  loureviews ★★★★

  Clint Eastwood plays 'Dirty' Harry Callaghan, a cop on the rough side, searching for a serial killer called Scorpio. In Don Siegel's film, which spawned three sequels, there is more…

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  Léon Morin, Priest 1961

  

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  Léon Morin, Priest is such a theological deep-dive by Melville that I was always going to struggle with this.

  I fully appreciate Melville's commitment to the…

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  Mortal Thoughts 1991

  

  Andy Summers ★★★

  The early part of the 90's saw a host of cheaper, more cerebral thrillers appearing as an alternative to the glossy looking big Hollywood productions. Mortal Thoughts arrived in the…

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  Chungking Express 1994

  

  DirkH ★★★★★ 34

  I love the stupidity of holding on to what has moved on.

  I love the smallness of the biggest emotion we know.

  I love the pain that doesn't seem to…

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  Another Round 2020

  

  Lise ★★ 14

  Oh boy. It is exactly as I thought it would be. I had the entire film in my head when I read the description but I thought Vinterberg and Mads…