A stylish Chinese crime thriller with glorious bursts of ultraviolence. Diao Yinan's first feature since his Golden Bear winning, Black Coal Thin Ice, is equally as good, if not better. A gangster film that drops you into a dangerous underground world.
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Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets 2020
I was a barman for a few years & my patrons said far more interesting things than these drunk barflies. A fly on the wall/cinéma vérité documentary (or possibly mockumentary) look at the final moments of a Las Vegas dive bar called The Roaring 20s.
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The Nice Guys 2016
This Christmas buddy movie is one of the funniest films of the last 10 years. Ryan Gosling's high pitched squeals kills me every time, he's an underrated comic actor & his chemistry with Crowe is just delightful. Can we please get a sequel, Shane Black?
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Die Hard 2 1990
"Oh man, I can't fucking believe this. Another basement, another elevator. How can the same shit happen to the same guy twice?"
The best Renny Harlin movie. By far. I still can't help punching the air when John McClane ignites the trail of fuel and blows up the plane.
