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  • Batman: Hush

    ★★★★

  • Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

    ★★★

  • Righting Wrongs

    ★★★★

  • Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie

    ★★

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  • Batman: Hush

    Batman: Hush

    ★★★★

    This one, I *was* familiar with the source material. I didn't mind the plot tweaks and I thought the animation style lent itself much better to the tone & material than Gotham by Gaslight. The voice acting was really enjoyable, too.

  • Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

    Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

    ★★★

    I wasn't familiar with the source material so I went in cold. I thought it was in a bit of an uncanny valley with a Saturday morning cartoon art style but very dark content & plot. Adequately stylish, though.

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  • Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

    Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

    ★★★★

    In this movie I feel like Tarantino moved away from linear storytelling and closer to something more impressionistic. I enjoyed how the shots, the music and the caricature personalities in each scene all helped to build nostalgia for a certain time, a certain film, a certain feeling.

    I didn't even mind the lack of "resolution" from QT's typical finish or the slightly heavy-handed symbolism of its aftermath. I had too much fun enjoying the aesthetics on the way -- Brad…

  • Licence to Kill

    Licence to Kill

    ★★★★★

    I think this is one of the standout Bond films because its structure is so different from most. An actual feeling of loss gives Dalton's Bond the drive to go all-out; he is compellingly angry and even a little bit unhinged from start to finish.

    The cast in this movie is also quite nice. We get treated to an especially detailed villain in Robert Davi, a strong, capable Bond girl in Carey Lowell, and some fun bits from a young…

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