Category: film reviews

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Silent War, The

You’d think The Silent War is a slick spy thriller set in the historical backdrop, and you wouldn’t be wrong because the film IS about spies breaking codes circa 1949 with the backdrop of the establishment of the People’s Republic of China.

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Argo

Ben Affleck returns with an extremely well-executed thriller about the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis as his third feature.

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Gantz: Perfect Answer

Gantz: Perfect Answer is the second live action installment of the Gantz series, set just a few months after what just happened on Gantz. There isn’t much of an explanation of what’s going on — except for a brief recap of the first movie — so I strongly suggest you don’t watch this on your first go.

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Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

A masterless samurai stricken by poverty requests to commit Seppuku, but before he does the deed, he’s told the story of a young samurai who came for the same reason and ended up slashing his stomach for his misdeed.

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Savages (2012)

Oliver Stone’s Savages displays compelling and frustrating characters along with gory crime scenes and beautiful scenery.