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Intricate facial prosthetics elevate Colin Farrell to the method in The Penguin
Having never taken to the trio of Christopher Nolan Batman films, or most of his movies, I wanted the new Robert Pattinson Batman movie, named, in a stunning bit originality, The Batman, to impress me. Ugh. It tried too hard … Continue reading
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Thankfully Blue Eye Samurai overcomes all the limitations of cultural projection and appropriation
Need an escape from the grim coverage of Israel victimising Gaza, or, on the benign end of the grim spectrum, that sad melter on your street covering their house with Christmas tat and lights in early November? Well Blue Eye … Continue reading
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Tagged 8 ½, Amazon Prime, Americanization, Anime, Blue Eye Samurai, Chernobyl, Christmas tat, Christopher Nolan, Disney, Dubbing is a no, Edo, Fellini, Gaza, Guardian columnist, HBO, I cannot translate Japanese to English or English to Japanese, Incel twat, Israel, Japan, Kill Bill, Kurosawa, Masi’s verbal diarrhoea, Miyasaki, Netflix, Seven Samurai, Tenet, Western influence
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Sons Of Anarchy is perfect background TV
Let me state right away that Sons Of Anarchy isn’t terrible, just flawed. Partly it’s a victim of heightened expectations, which explain why I tried it to begin with. I saw it regularly mentioned alongside the gold standard of television … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, Basil Exposition, Better Call Saul, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan and Danny Dyer in the same paragraph!, Breaking Bad, California, Covid, Danny Dyer, FBI, Gus Fring, IRA, Katey Sagal, Mad Men, Married With Children, MC, Michael K Williams, Mommie Dearest, Netflix, Omar Little, Roger Sterling, Ron Pearlman, Shakespearian delivery, Shampoo, Sons Of Anarchy, Stockholm Syndrome, The Sopranos, The Wire, TV, Warren Beaty
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Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard 
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