Tag Archives: 2020

Review: Wife of a Spy (Japan 2020)

Posted on September 16, 2021 by David

Watching Kiyoshi Kurosawa experiment with new genres over this past decade or so has been fascinating. The man knows how to make an incredibly spooky supernatural chiller – his Kairo/Pulse is probably the pinnacle of J-horror for me – but … Continue reading →

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Review: Wonderful Paradise (Japan 2020)

Posted on August 26, 2021 by David

Japan Cuts 2021 Looking to scratch that “weird Japan” itch but with some more substantive meat under the oddity? This has a bit of an After Hours energy, as a small goodbye party thrown by a depressed family losing their home … Continue reading →

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Review: The Old Guard (USA 2020)

Posted on July 12, 2020 by David

Solid sci-fi actioner with a Highlander twist from the Netflix factory, Gina Prince-Bythewood, and Greg Rucka (and man does this feel like a Rucka joint thematically). Weakened a bit by low stakes and a really lame villain (Harry Melling doing … Continue reading →

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Review: Da 5 Bloods (USA 2020)

Posted on June 14, 2020 by David

I liked it just fine overall, but didn’t think it was one of Lee’s stronger films – too much that didn’t work. But in lieu of a real review (having trouble being coherent on this one – hard to disentangle … Continue reading →

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