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Daily Archives: June 17, 2023
Netflixable? A slow-boil thriller set in a Japanese “Village”
Michihito Fujii’s “Village,” inexplicably retitled “The Village” by some typist at Netflix, is a murky melodrama with Noh Theatre and other distinctly Japanese cultural traditions and attitudes folded into what plays as a slow-simmer thriller. The untranslated Noh scenes and … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Just an Aunt and her Nephew Talking about Sex — “I’ll Show You Mine”
“I’ll Show You Mine” is a rather tedious two-hander in which a non-fiction author interviews her once-famous model and ground-breaking “pansexual” nephew for her next book. As drinks are sipped and awkward truths are brought to light, we’re reminded of … Continue reading
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Documentary Preview: Remember the Kansas contribution to New Wave/Punk, “We Were Famous, You Don’t Remember: The Embarassment”
Were they a big deal? Drawing a blank on that era. June 30, a slow-rolling release over the sleepy prairie states and their cities.
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Classic Film Review: “Leon: The Professional” (1994), as Twisted as You Remember It
There was never anything subtle about Luc Besson’s “Leon: The Professional,” titled “Leon” overseas but “The Professional” here, and retitled both as it arrived on video. A minimalist thriller with maximalist, pull out the stops exess, it’s an opera of … Continue reading
