Tagged: genre: action

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Elite Squad (2007)

There hasn’t been a recent take on contemporary society that doesn’t rely on metaphoric imagery in recent memory. Tropa de Elite and Tropa de Elite 2 have done so in an accessible way for regular movie-watching audiences.

10

Amazing Spider-Man, The (2012)

Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man comes across as a visually darker film driven by human emotions and scientific touches thanks to the direction and the screenwriting team.

6

Brave (2012)

Brave is ultimately the story about a mother and a daughter. Brave is the story of families torn apart by pride.

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Casa de mi Padre

Casa de mi Padre is the story of Armando Alvarez, a small-eyed with a somewhat impediment ranchero, whose relationship with his father reaches a low point when Armando’s little brother Raul arrives with his future wife, Sonia, with the plan of taking over Onza’s drug control zone.

2

Painted Skin

We’ve all heard the story — or maybe you’re new to Asian folklore? Spirit foxes — you can maybe compare them to mischievous forest nymphs in the West — they sometimes like to live among humans just for fun… this is the story of one of them.

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May & June 2012

My entire list of new-to-me films for the months of May and June, as well as a decade breakdown and a few words on a few new favorites.

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My Way (Korean Film)

My Way tells the somewhat true story of a Korean man, who after several unfortunate turns of events, was found in Normandy fighting for Nazi Germany on D Day. Japanese forces keep on expanding, wars break, and things happen. Tears are shed.