Category: Action
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Speed Racer
“You think you can drive a car and change the world?” Speed Racer (The Wachowskis, 2008) This movie is so propulsive and triumphant. I love it. Just a few years after the third Matrix movie, the Wachowskis release this film to lackluster fanfare and a mixed critical response. It’s largely seen as a colossal failure:…
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Road House
“Nobody ever wins a fight.” Road House (Rowdy Harrington, 1989) Okay, so this movie is ’80s trash, but it’s also highly entertaining. It’s ridiculous, and early on I knew it wouldn’t earn more than 2.5 stars, but I also knew that I was having a blast and wouldn’t stop watching it. There’s gratuitous nudity and…
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Sicario
“You should move to a small town where the rule of law still exists.” Sicario (Denis Villeneuve, 2015) This movie makes Training Day look like a PBS after school special. I love Emily Blunt and the rest of the stacked cast, but Benecio Del Toro is the star of the show. He contains multitudes. It’s…
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