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Gemini (2017)

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Gemini L.A. Noir: Not in black and white, but they get the color right. Kinda Barton Finky. Heather: check. They call me: Mellow Yellow. K-Town Blonde: double down. To the rescue: Nancy Drew. Nancy Drew? It's supposed to be noir. Harold: Columbo misses Kumar. Rice rocket: I had one at boarding school. I'm glad to see you, too. Trigger Warning: Ricki Lake. Good Noir: never makes sense. Pretty to look at: Check it out. 

Free Solo LM

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Free Solo Holy ****! WTF's he doing up there? How do they take these pictures? Drones? We'll find out. Risk vs. consequence: Fat tails, indeed. In it for the money? Moderately successful dentist. Cute & small: Doesn't take up too much room. Bottomless pit: Self loathing. Feels good: To be perfect. Romance: Detrimental to armor. Vegas: There's so much climbing. A lot about performance and execution. Excruciatingly enjoyable to watch. Check it out.

First Love (2019 Miike Takeshi) LM++ LR

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First Love (2019 Miike Takeshi) Rocky! You must be tired from prison: I've booked you a room in a spa! You're dealing with: A large tumor! Hallucinations: I see people! Don't get blood on my pants: I can't wear them again! For now: I don't think you should go back to work! Dancing-hallucination-in-his-skivvies Fu! I want to see things myself: But I don't want to take drugs! Sword Fu; Gun Fu; Taser Fu! GPS Fu; SUV Fu; General Badassery Fu! Yakuza Fu; Triad Fu! Speed Freak Fu; Captive-girl Fu! How many: Does that make today? Just-Say-No Fu! Nothing-is-as-it-seems, nothing-goes-right, caper/vengeance/sexual-slavery film. Think of written-by Donald Westlake on a tub of bad acid. Raunchy, Extremely violent, Extremely bloody: So a great date pic! Miise Takashi at the very very top of his game--with one of his patented freaky endings. If you are in to this kind of thing, this is the best you will get to see for a while. Check it out! Spoiler: Don't ever let yoursel

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

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Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot "Meeting" with beautiful degenerates: check. Gomers: Pretty girls. Wheelchair dancing: why? Would you sit on my face? Apparently so. Jack Black: As the ghost of Boogie Nights. Gymnasts on the lawn: God. Raquel Welch's snatch: God. Hard to say if this was an unsuccessful movie or a successful infomercial. If you like Joaquin Phoenix (I do), wait for TV and check it out. 

Crazy Rich Asians

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Crazy Rich Asians Money: Barrett Strong? Cheryl K! Do get a mop: The floor is wet. Food Porn: check. Bachelorette party on the beach: Bachelor party on a container ship. Number 3: "You will never be enough." Mother and daughter: Stare her down. Be a dear: and take care of that. Rom Com. Sound track outstanding. I can't imagine a movie scene that Michelle Yeoh couldn't dominate. Also, there are three skyscrapers with a ship balanced on top of them. Check it out on date night. Spoiler: Louie Jordan? Grace Chang

Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door LR LM

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Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door Spike, Jet, Faye-Faye, Ed, Ein Sama: check. Seatbelts! Smokin' Luckies! Ein Sama: Shogi master. Man needs: Protein. Bean that you can't see: In the Moroccan Quarter. 2070's Mars: Drive-in movies. But tough girls are: My type. Broom Fu, Fire Extinguisher Fu, Monorail Fu: check. I found him! Trick or Treat: Press My reset button. Swordfish race playing rat: Macy's Parade on Halloween. It's not a love story unless: Everyone dies. I'll never understand why I think such dark emotional idealism is an elevated art form. Is there any other kind? No strings left un-pulled. Limited theatrical release. Check it out. Butterflies are: Free!

City Hunter (1993)

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City Hunter (1993) Wile E Coyote: Played by Jackie Chan. Movie? Real life Looney Tunes. 1960s Batman: Ka Pow!!! Clown Fu; Skateboard Fu; Field Hockey Fu; Cruise Ship Fu; Fog Horn Fu; Boobs Fu; Hamburger Fu; Baccarat Fu; Ricky Jay Fu; Rube Goldberg Fu; Bruce Lee Movie Fu; Micro Computer Fu; Jump Rope Fu; Pole Vault Fu: Rough Sex Fu; Very Rough Sex Fu; Streetfighter 2 Fu (extended version (You Win!!!)). The culmination of 20th Century artistic achievement. Probably the greatest, and the only, T & A Kung Fu Jackie Chan movie. Controversial. You love it or you hate it. Breathtakingly politically incorrect. Check it out.