Dear Ran,
For any great artist, there is usually at least one great work that defines them throughout the ages, often referred to as their “masterpiece.” In the case of your director, Akira Kurosawa, as Francis...
View ArticleDear The Ninth Configuration,
So much of a film’s appeal seems dependent on the genre of which it is a part. A person who simply does not like a certain type of film is likely to make an assessment without even seeing it;...
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Dear John McClane,
It is quite a chore to be one of the most celebrated action heroes in American cinema history, having, over the course of more than two decades, been the model by which many of your ilk are judged. As...
View ArticleDear The Mission,
The Hong Kong action film has become something of a genre unto itself for the rest of the world, for while it contains very much the same elements as an action film from any other region, it somehow...
View ArticleDear Exiled,
Ah, the Hong Kong action film; one of the most celebrated and entertaining forms of cinema since the advent of the wuxia martial arts films of the late ‘60s through the ‘70s, evolving into the heroic...
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An Open Letter to Prometheus (and all Prequels)
Dear Prometheus, Waiting six months for you will be difficult enough. The latest film from renowned director Ridley Scott, you present his return to the science fiction genre; a genre he helped shape...
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Dear Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence,
Culture clashes are nothing new to the world as even in the technological times we live in; when maintaining friendships across oceans and national borders seems as easy as clicking a button on one’s...
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Dear Passion in the Desert,
You are a rare one, and a rather difficult one to explain. How does one synopsize a film about a man who falls in love with an animal? Oh, wait… I just did… sort of. Truthfully, a synopsis rarely...
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Dear Megan is Missing
You present an interesting dilemma that has me somewhat perplexed and highly disturbed. This disturbance is due in no small part to the extremity of your content, which I will address in a short while,...
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Dear The Whisperer in Darkness,
In many ways, the ‘30s was the decade of the classic horror film. Out of this era came such classics as Frankenstein, The Black Cat, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, White Zombie, and of course the...
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