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John Wick 2014
Yeah, still packs a punch. May be smaller than what came later, but it’s no less fierce. You can see the roots of it all here. It’s really hard to rank these movies when they all start at 10 and keep going up, so to speak.
Of course, Keanu made his comeback here, and full freaking force. Folks may not remember, but this movie helped resuscitate not only his career, but gave American action movies a jolt too. This was…
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John Wick: Chapter 4 2023
“Such is life.”
With all the high expectations going in, I wasn’t quite sure how it was going to hit them, And then the movie started and all that melted away. And it happened with The Match Cut.
For an almost 3 hour movie, it absolutely flies by, The action is just as sharp, the visuals as pleasing as ever. Keanu is John Wick. No elaboration needed; you know what you’re getting from him, the Baba Yaga. Ian McShane’s Winston…
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Belly 1998
What an absolutely gorgeous, vivid film. I’d heard for quite a while how much of a treat it is, and I’m glad I finally took the plunge.
The plot exists, but it’s mostly an excuse to convey it with absolutely stunning imagery. The intro is of course, what everyone knows, but it keeps up its magic tricks throughout. I love how it uses the sets to contrast their lives. DMX living in a cold, black and white, world shot in…
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Shin Ultraman 2022
Saw in theaters, subbed.
Imagine Superman The Movie and Day the Earth Stood Still got thrown in a blender. It is as great as that sounds.
I’m only mildly familiar with the source material, having mostly read the recent western comic series, but I can tell it handled things with aplomb. Instead of updating the aesthetics, it keeps them relatively the same, only planting them firmly in a present context. The spandex and monster costumes are blended quite well with…
