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Film Critic @ebertvoices , @thewrap , @nytimes . Author of THE NORTHMAN: A CALL TO THE GODS ( @insighteditions ). Alt weekly kid. Let the monkey drive.

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For @newyorker : I talked with John Woo about John the Baptist, Dirty Harry, Tsui Hark, Chang Cheh, A BETTER TOMORROW, BULLET IN THE HEAD, WINDTALKERS, RED CLIFF, and more!

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John Woo Returns to Hollywood

The Hong Kong filmmaker talks about his quest to make personal genre movies, his enduring faith in friendship, and his new, dialogue-free revenge drama, “Silent Night.”

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RRR, the new maximalist Tollywood blockbuster from SS Rajamouli, isn’t as consistently rich or inventive as his two BAAHUBALI heroic epics or EEGA before that. But RRR’s highlights are plentiful and it’s mostly compelling nationalist countermythmaking. Pretty good, almost great.

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I enjoyed the first half of the Telugu language Indian action epic AKHANDA, about an area man who picks a fight with a corrupt mine owner. But the second half brings in the title character, the twin brother of the first half’s lead. Then it becomes something special.

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My co-worker got me a Rajinikanth bobblehead. ☺️

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BEAST! The new Kollywood (Tamil) action flick is a star vehicle for MASTER'S Vijay and a DIE HARD-style siege thriller set in a Chennai mall. The violence is brutal, the set pieces are fun, the tone is all over the map--I enjoyed myself. More @ebertvoices :

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Beast movie review & film summary (2022) | Roger Ebert

By the time Vijay breaks out his in-line skates, everything that doesn’t quite work about Beast only enhances the movie’s genuinely endearing too-much-ness.

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My vote for best movie posters of 2017 goes to THOUSAND FACES OF DUNJIA.

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That’s not Jackie Chan’s daughter, it’s the actress Liu Haocun from the recent scripted drama RIDE ON. I suggest you read more about his real life daughter Etta Ng (or son Jaycee Chan) before praising Chan as a great dad.

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Jackie Chan and his daughter crying while watching some of his old movie scenes is the most wholesome thing you’ll watch today. Thanks for our childhood legend ❤️

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Rajamouli’s an uncanny image-maker so it’s no surprises that RRR’s action set pieces are consistently thrilling. But the movie’s highest highlight has to be when co-lead Bheem (NT Rama Rao Jr.) is whipped by his fraternal nemesis Raju (Ram Charan), who’s handed a nail-studded…

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There are some days where I think Ghanese movie posters are very good, but perhaps overrated compared with, say, Thai or Japanese posters. And then I see this, and think: no, no—all is well.

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RRR! Or: RISE ROAR REVOLT! The latest Telugu language action spectacular from writer/director S.S. Rajamouli is a crossover hit. The maximalist anti-colonial fable screens tonight in a rare one-night-only re-release. Why RRR and why now? More @ebertvoices :

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RRR movie review & film summary (2022) | Roger Ebert

RRR feels simultaneously personal and gargantuan in scope.

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I AM THE BABY FREELANCE GOAT. I BRING GLAD TIDINGS TO HUNGRY ARTISTS. RT FOR GOOD LUCK IN ALL YOUR ARTY DOINGS.

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EXIT, a new Korean action/disaster/rom-com, is easily the best popcorn movie I’ve see this summer. Two plucky Millennials meet-cute and mountain-climb their way to safety after toxic gas over-runs their city. Visually dynamic and energy to spare. Seriously exciting.

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Now streaming on Netflix: BEAST, the new Tamil language Indian star vehicle for MASTER’s Vijay. It’s a DIE HARD-style antiterrorist thriller with at least one of the best action scenes of the year (two words: in-line skates). My recent @ebertvoices review:

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Beast movie review & film summary (2022) | Roger Ebert

By the time Vijay breaks out his in-line skates, everything that doesn’t quite work about Beast only enhances the movie’s genuinely endearing too-much-ness.

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Akhanda fights while possessed by the god Shiva. He impales a few heavies with his trident. Akhanda also rearranges the main heavy’s chakras one by one, naming each body part he’s destroying (solar plexus chakra!). He’s friend to zebu and children. Akhanda is righteous.

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AKHANDA’s awesomely cartoonish set pieces are all wind machines, speed ramping, master shots, symmetrical closeups & gonzo choreography. Seeing it alone (save for one guy) at Union Square 14 was thrilling; so loud that my ears popped. “The third eye has opened. You are done for.”

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RIP Jan-Michael Vincent. I don't know why I'm suddenly overwhelmed with the urge to rewatch THE MECHANIC, but I'll blame you anyway.

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I like this photo. It makes me happy.

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For @nytimesarts : I wrote about the Telugu language action epic RRR & its ongoing #encorrre relaunch. South Indian hitmaker @ssrajamouli 's latest just entered the 10th week of its 2nd theatrical run thanks to @PotentateFilms @VarianceFilms @sarigamacinemas

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How the Indian Action Spectacular ‘RRR’ Became a Smash in America (Published 2022)

The unusual decision to rerelease the film a few weeks after its initial run has drawn enthusiastic audiences even though it’s available on Netflix.

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I interviewed Mr. @ssrajamouli for @newyorker :

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The Man Behind India’s Controversial Global Blockbuster “RRR”

S. S. Rajamouli discusses crossover success, taking inspiration from “Braveheart,” and the critics who say his movie is a Hindu-nationalist fantasy.

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whip by the evil wife of the cartoonish British governor. And as the movies slides into PASSION OF THE CHRIST-style martyr porn: Bheem starts singing. Rao’s generally not as charming as Charan—mostly their respective roles—but that’s a real star moment.

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The Telugu language Indian romantic-drama RADHE SHYAM is now on Netflix. 100 proof melodrama & my fave Indian movie of 2022 so far. Prabhas’s streak continues, but also: wow, Pooja Hegde has already had quite the year, what with this, BEAST, and ACHARYA.

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I highly recommend THE ISLAND, a Chinese black comedy directed co-written, and starring megastar comedian Bo Huang. It’s like LORD OF THE FLIES as a mordantly funny capitalist critique. Check this one out. More @villagevoice :

"The Island" Is Like "Lord of the Flies" With Grown-Up Schmucks - The Village Voice

The mordantly hilarious Chinese black comedy The Island is what you’d get if Lord of the Flies were reimagined as a capitalist critique about a group of adult white-collar workers who, shipwrecked on...

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I hope the next Marie Kondo show begins with her kicking down some shitposter's door and screaming "I HAVE COME TO SPARK JOY AND TAKE OUT THE TRASH, AND I AM ALL OUT OF JOY."

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And ICYMI: my @ebertvoices review of RRR--

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RRR movie review & film summary (2022) | Roger Ebert

RRR feels simultaneously personal and gargantuan in scope.

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im: ⚪️ a man ⚪️ a woman 🔘 a stack o cats in a XXL trenchcoat and: ⚪️ seeking a man ⚪️ seeking a woman 🔘 meep meep meep meep meep

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DELETER, from BIRDSHOT director Mikhail Red, is an atmospheric B-movie about a content moderator haunted by disturbing videos and a colleague’s recent suicide. Doesn’t cut deep psychologically, but it is creepy and polished and has a strong lead performance from Nadine Lustre.

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Before I turn in: Kollywood Super Star Rajinikanth turns 70 today. I’ve covered a couple of his recent films, including: DARBAR (2020): PETTA (2019): ROBOT 2.0 (2018): 1/2

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Look out behind you, bobblehead Rajinikanth, there’s a salt vampire and a human fly! And an old seltzer bottle! (Ok, that one I’m throwing out..)

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I hope I can find a decent outlet to write about RRR at greater length, but for now: easily the action movie to beat this year.

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As of this moment, here are my ten favorite films of 2017: 10) Nocturama 9) Our Time Will Come 8) Brawl in Cell Block 99 7) Lady Bird 6) Baahubali 2: The Conclusion 5) Endless Poetry 4) The Meyerowitz Stories 3) Get Out 2) Behemoth 1) A Quiet Passion

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In light of TOKYO GODFATHERS’ impending re-release, here’s my 2008 interview with the late and much-missed Satoshi Kon:

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Exclusive Interview with Satoshi Kon

My interview with Satoshi Kon was not under ideal circumstances. The translator Lincoln Center provided had a bad case of nerves that day, I was also understandably a bit nervous, my tape recorder...

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The only comic book sound effect that matters.

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Ooh: VIY (1967) is coming to Shudder on June 24th. I've always meant to catch up with it.

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Behold, my tribute to HOT ONES, the YouTube talk show where guests answer silly Qs and eat chicken wings. More @THR :

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Why ‘Hot Ones’ Should Be Your Internet Obsession

The web series that gets A-listers like Charlize Theron, Michael B. Jordan and Taraji P. Henson to eat spicy hot wings has become a YouTube sensation.

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I interviewed @JamesJeanArt for @VanityFair about his four 2017 movie posters, including @RealGDT 's SHAPE OF WATER:

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RIP Bruno Ganz. If I knew it wouldn’t wreck me, I’d rewatch a double feature of HANDS UP! and WINGS OF DESIRE.

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RIP Wilford Brimley. One of the highlights of me and @mattzollerseitz ’s THE THING oral history () was deciding where to put the Wilford Brimley quotes. These two are pretty good.

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@RepChrisCollins I'm ashamed to have you represent me. What a louse you are.

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Salman Khan shares top billing with co-star Katrina Kaif, who grounds several of the film's best scenes. Kaif is tremendous here.

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Of course TIGER ZINDA HAI is doing gangbusters at Indian box office: it's a disarming, cheese-soaked, rara nationalism action blockbuster.

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Spoilers for GODZILLA MINUS ONE:

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Did not expect to find two (2) Rajinikanth films in the Liberty Drafthouse’s Kim’s Video collection. I was restrained & put 1 back (Muthu). I got: -Chandramukhi (2005) -Devdas (2002) -The Lost Man (1951), Peter Lorre’s only directorial credit -You Can’t Cheat an Honest Man (1939)

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One of the most underrated parts of HOLY GRAIL has to be when the mob is asked what, other than wood, floats. I love that their dumb answers—including the headscratching “churches”—are silenced by what is, in the film’s universe, the relatively lucid answer of “A duck.”

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Some 2018 Films That I Like a Whole Lot: Baaghi 2 Braven Big Brother Dear Dictator Detective Dee 3 Early Man Goldbuster Good Manners Heavy Trip The Island Juggernaut Kaala Kickboxer: Retaliation The Last Family Mom and Dad Mowgli Pow Wow Psychokinesis

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A reminder to my Jewish friends: in these dark times, you may feel oppressed by neo-Nazi profiles, omnipresent trees and wreaths, and the same three Did You Know They're Christmas Movies. But we'll always have Pee-Wee Herman's Hanukkah Dinosaurs. Stay strong. And good night.

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Screw the Dark Universe, get me a Creature Commandos movie.

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For @nytimes : I wrote about @MahoningDIT , the Pennsylvania outdoor theater that I’ve fallen pretty hard for. A lot of movie theaters struggled last year, but the Mahoning was thriving by the time the pandemic hit Lehighton. More here:

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The Schlock-Horror Drive-In That Rose From the Grave (Published 2021)

Many drive-in theaters got a boost during the pandemic. But the scene at the Mahoning Drive-In in rural Pennsylvania is something else entirely.

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RIP Eleanor Abrams, my grandmother. She died in her sleep last night at home. I’m devastated. I received a card from her in the mail the other day. All it said was “bravo Simon” three times. I feel loved. She will be dearly missed.

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If you haven't already done so, I highly recommend catching up with Rajamouli's two BAAHUBALI movies, his formative, record-smashing action-fantasies, and EEGA, his delirious reincarnation revenge comedy. From there, try MAGADHEERA, MARYADA RAMANNA, and SIMHADRI.

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I don't need the NC-17 cut of MRS. DOUBTFIRE, I've already seen the Ghanian poster.

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Dry Ass Pussy

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What would be the name of Ben Shapiro’s country album?

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I don't want a Lobo movie. And I don't need a Joker movie. Just give me another Alex Garland-penned/Karl Urban-starring Judge Dredd film thx

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Guys guys guys: Hrithik Roshan should play Aladdin. There, boom.

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Despite its truly unfortunate title, teen assassin comedy BARELY LETHAL is kinda funny. More @villagevoice : http://t.co/mawCbKq0mX

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Well, this ain’t good.

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I really appreciate that, while EXIT is essentially a post-9/11 survivalist wet dream, it’s much more about two Millennials triumph over insane odds. The romance bw the leads is also modest and believable. And there’s never a question that she’s as resourceful as him.

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For @vulture : I spoke with Kaiju King Shinji Higuchi—co-director of SHIN GODZILLA and director of both JAPAN SINKS (2006) and the two live action ATTACK ON TITAN films—ahead of @NYAFF ’s US premiere of SHIN ULTRAMAN.

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Shinji Higuchi on His Optimistic Approach to Kaiju Movies

“We didn’t have as big a budget as those American MonsterVerse films, so we couldn’t really destroy the world like they did.”

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. @mattzollerseitz & I have written a book about @RealGDT 's DEVIL'S BACKBONE: Pre-order here:

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Guillermo del Toro's The Devil's Backbone

Guillermo del Toro's The Devil's Backbone

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*very Augustus Gloop voice* Please let LORD OF THE RINGS die. I beg of you!

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@mattzollerseitz Paul Reubens had some very touching things to say about working with Hartman.

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Ran onto a crowded 2 train, kinda angry and distracted (what else is new). Then I looked down.

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Good morning. I hated JUSTICE LEAGUE and think its creators' mishandling of Superman is very telling. More @thr :

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Why Can’t Anyone Get Superman Right?

'Justice League' reflects the long-established Batman-ification of the superhero.

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Best moviegoing experience: BAAHUBALI 2, at a Jamaica multiplex at ear-splitting volume HM: 2 audience members who kept talking back to screen at IT (Drafthouse) 2nd HM: the guy who yelled "Shut up" when two women snickered during MOTHER!'s end credits at Drafthouse

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I just want you to know that if you have Prime, you could be watching the 1956 episode of TV’s ANNIE OAKLEY, starring Gail Davis. The episode is called:

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A classic gif.

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Still laughing at this.

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Please stop showing THE GOONIES, JAWS, and JURASSIC PARK at the drive-in. Please.

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There was a woman who kept appreciatively yelling “oh shit” throughout. Me and @studiesincrap soon joined her.

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A brief rant on a general trend in white critics' coverage of the GHOST IN THE SHELL remake:

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Shang-Chi will return in: Master of Getting Ratio’d.

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@RepJohnFaso You don't serve my needs and you're not representing your voters' wishes. You disgust me.

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She gets a handful of fun action scenes, including a really neat car stunt and a GREAT solo action scene where she frees a bunch of hostages

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More accurate headline: Liam Neeson Asks Jaume Collet-Serra to Take His Number Off Speed Dial.

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Liam Neeson Announces That He's Retiring From Action Movies

'Taken' star Liam Neeson, 65, has announced that he's retiring from action movies to focus on more serious roles.

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Anyway. Happy #WorldDraculaDay

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Hi. I'm back @vulture with a John Woo primer. A BETTER TOMORROW! THE KILLER! HARD BOILED! FACE/OFF! BLACKJACK! And so much more!

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From Face/Off to A Better Tomorrow: A John Woo Primer

In anticipation of Manhunt’s release, we review some of the Hong Kong filmmaker’s iconic work.

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Netflix does not carry the Telugu language version of RRR, which is exclusively streaming on ZEE5. Netflix has the Hindi version. That may not seem important, but it is. Rajamouli's rare crossover success is symptomatic of a major shift from Bollywood to South Indian productions.

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RIP to the irrepressible HK comedian & character actor Richard Ng. First noticed him in WINNERS AND SINNERS, then fell for him every damn time since. Never above or ahead of a gag, not even when he was dressed up like Street Fighter’s Blanka. RIP, you beautiful, silly man.

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Oh wow, I completely forgot this was Richard Ng’s debut movie role. So young.

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And man, the action filmmaking is good: snappy, Edgar Wright-worthy editing and visual flair that compliments the main selling point of the set pieces—the thrill you get when the light bulb goes on and a seemingly hopeless obstacle becomes a chance to problem-solve & improvise.

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Oh god. RIP Michael Parks. My favorite Parks performances haves always been whatever I just saw him in last (BLOOD FATHER right now).

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Gahhh I think I need to write about this. Go see TIGER ZINDA HAI!

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Today: Bryan Singer is officially no longer attached to the RED SONJA remake. Yesterday: Brigitte Nielsen suggests a female director for the remake and supports an investigation of Singer. Conclusion: Gitte speaks, and the world listens.

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For @THR : I talked with Brigitte Nielsen about ROCKY IV, CREED II, RED SONJA, modeling, COBRA, BYE BYE BABY, the usual.

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So yes, the difference in language matters, because RRR is an unusual success story, and Rajamouli's a figurehead for an ongoing cultural shift. Plus: RRR looks great on a big screen, as do most of Rajamouli's recent movies. You can't lose, bb.

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Fuck. RIP Tobe Hooper, the hardest-to-pin-down horror iconoclast. Even (or maybe especially) his sense of humor was discomfiting.

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Getting this out of my system 1:

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Some of my mother's recent paintings. I'm a bit stunned.

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Sup?

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Still the best.

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Speaking of STREETS OF FIRE: here’s Walter Hill from an interview I did with him.

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Looking forward to seeing PIG, but politely disagree with Nicolas Cage fans who claim he's never missed. He definitely has. And sometimes, he doesn't even swing. So, while I, too, enjoy both pre- & post-memefication Cage, I can't really follow this line of revisionist hyperbole.

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Good morning.

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RIP Sonny Chiba. I wrote about him, and Shinichi Chiba, for @ebertvoices :

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Sonny Chiba: 1939-2021 | Tributes | Roger Ebert

A tribute to the late martial arts legend, Sonny Chiba.

www.rogerebert.com

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If you regularly attend AMC theaters to see new Indian movies, you know that Telugu (& most South Indian) titles aren't covered by A-list passes. You can't even find English subs on Hulu's Hotstar hub for some of Rajamouli's earlier films. Western audiences haven't been presold.

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Ok hail Satan and good night everybody

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So /that's/ what happened to the Little Caesars mascot...

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THE THING opened theatrically 35 years ago today. Revisit @mattzollerseitz & I's tribute to the men of Outpost 31:

The Men Who Were 'The Thing' Look Back on a Modern Horror Classic - The Village Voice

The Thing died a noisy death when it debuted in 1982. In fact, this masterful paranoiac thriller about a vicious shape-shifting alien infiltrating a group of scientists stationed in Antarctica bombed...

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Among other things, the SENTIMENTAL SWORDSMAN movies feature some great pre-fight trash talk.

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Much better than EK THA TIGER, the last entry in this series (and the #1 Indian film of 2012).

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For @THR : I spoke Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen about STARMAN, acting, and empathy. You don’t want to miss this one.

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Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen on Finding Empathy in ‘Starman’

Logo text One of the most remarkable things about Starman, the classic 1984 sci fi/romantic drama, is the way that actors Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen simultaneously perform for and against each...

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*wakes up* Let’s check my notificatiOHH

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