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C+
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Crazy Samurai: 400 vs 1
(2020)
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Crazy Samurai Musashi is a fascinating experiment in film making, but a failure as an engaging narrative. Still, there is a lot to be gleaned from this unique venture.
Posted Aug 17, 2020
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B+
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The Outpost
(2019)
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The Outpost is an uncanny and at times overwhelming experience, I heartfelt tribute that serves as a stark reminder of the cost of war rather than a mere glorification
Posted Jul 07, 2020
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B+
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Da 5 Bloods
(2020)
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Da 5 Bloods is a tremendous experience, though it is also clear that the copious amounts of Spike Lee's famous idiosyncrasies hurt as often as help.
Posted Jun 17, 2020
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3/5
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Capone
(2020)
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At its worst, CAPONE needlessly obfuscates a moral journey told better by other crime dramas. At its best, it provides a unique lens through which to study a world famous icon of crime, stripped of muscular mythology to reveal the rotting pulp within
Posted May 14, 2020
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
(2003)
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I can say most assuredly that it has already earned its place among the pantheon of classic war films and indeed the greatest films of all time.
Posted Feb 06, 2020
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The Final Countdown
(1980)
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There is merit in a war film chooses to explore deeper philosophical points, as well as one that serves as a critical thinking exercise in how the military decision making process might play out in the most unlikely of situations.
Posted Feb 06, 2020
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300: Rise of an Empire
(2014)
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It rehashes old ideas and seems to bask in the gross and problematic elements of the original, unaware of the changes in social attitudes that had occurred between the production of the two films.
Posted Feb 06, 2020
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The Admiral: Roaring Currents
(2014)
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The Admiral: Roaring Currents is a fine example of those qualities in battle, and an excellent view of one of the great naval battles in history that people from every nation can learn from.
Posted Feb 06, 2020
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The Road to Mandalay
(2016)
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The Road To Mandalay starts at a slow burn, but it builds up to a knockout conclusion that makes the preceding exploits reverberate that much more powerfully.
Posted Feb 06, 2020
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The Survival Family
(2017)
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Along with being a brilliant satire, Survival Family turns out to be one of the best family adventures I've seen so far this decade.
Posted Feb 06, 2020
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Blade
(1998)
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I found it fascinating how Blade works through a lot of that nastiness in its own way.
Posted Feb 06, 2020
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Crimson Tide
(1995)
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Crimson Tide has many lessons to offer that are relevant to this day.
Posted Feb 06, 2020
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G.I. Jane
(1997)
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G.I. Jane feels somewhat ham-fisted and quaint now, but the electric chemistry between the actors and the importance of its message can still be felt today.
Posted Feb 06, 2020
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Kingsman: The Golden Circle
(2017)
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There is certainly fun to be had and heart to be found in Kingsman: The Golden Circle, but it comes at the cost of a lowered bar and the acknowledgment of the fact that there are already better and more provocative action movies out this year.
Posted Feb 06, 2020
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Superfly
(2018)
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The film also contains great work from supporting actors and fun cameos by musical artists such as Rick Ross, which imparts the Atlanta setting with an interesting mix of street authenticity and outlandish fantasy.
Posted Feb 06, 2020
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The Guardian
(2006)
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The Guardian is ultimately a by the numbers movie that failed to hit big at the box office, seemingly lost to time. Various elements seem dated or unintentionally hilarious.
Posted Feb 06, 2020
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Operation Chromite
(2016)
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I still ultimately enjoy what Operation Chromite brings to the table as far as an entertaining war film created in the modern era is concerned.
Posted Feb 06, 2020
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The Transfiguration
(2016)
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The Transfiguration is a harrowing and visceral horror movie experience, while also being a poetic rumination on love and loss.
Posted Feb 05, 2020
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3/5
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6 Underground
(2019)
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6 Underground is like a refutation of the very concept of cinema itself; this is not a negative criticism. Rather than a deconstruction, it feels like a raw vivisection of action movies, examining what blockbusters & audiences expect/need from each other
Posted Dec 17, 2019
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A-
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Feral
(2019)
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Feral is a sobering and introspective journey into depression and isolation associated with life in the city, but it also presents a powerful social parable as the secret behind the protagonist's sorrowful predicament is revealed.
Posted Aug 18, 2019
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4/5
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We Are the Heat
(2018)
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We Are The Heat is a grand new addition to the pantheon of black-lead gangster movies, the evolution of dancing on film, and a badge of honor for the Afro-Latin people of Colombia that they should be proud to showcase to the world.
Posted Feb 23, 2019
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B+
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Uri: The Surgical Strike
(2019)
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India, which has a long history of indigenously produced war films reflecting its real world conflicts, has now thrown down the gauntlet for modern warfare action cinema with the film Uri: The Surgical Strike.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
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A+
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Burning
(2018)
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How far would you descend into madness for love? How much farther for hatred? How much farther will we fall until we can fall no longer? How much dirt and blood can you be stained with before it never washes off.
Posted Nov 03, 2018
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C
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Upgrade
(2018)
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Upgrade tries to emulate and top violent 80s/90s sci-fi schlock, yet I cant shake the fact that I've seen far more gripping & shocking movies. I would have preferred to catch this on Friday night cable like those gritty exploitation films of the past.
Posted Oct 31, 2018
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B-
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Rampage
(2018)
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I went into Rampage expecting a broad, silly, fun spectacle and for the most part it delivered. However, I was taken aback by subtle and at times overt metaphors at play, sorting through real world issues & addressing serious themes of other recent films
Posted Oct 31, 2018
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B+
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Black Panther
(2018)
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Black Panther is all at once another formulaic superhero movie and a revolutionary achievement for modern blockbusters, introducing weighty elements such as racism, the African diaspora, and colonialism into the well worn superhero template.
Posted Oct 31, 2018
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B
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The Equalizer 2
(2018)
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Even with a relatively weak plot, Washington demonstrates flashes of bloody excitement as he dispatches armed goons in steady intervals...That said, my audience reacted even more during the dramatic moments, graced by his Final Form as Uncle Denzel.
Posted Oct 31, 2018
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