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Ronin - (1998 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122690/

A freelancing former U.S. Intelligence Agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by the Irish and the Russians.

Moody and consistently-good. Lots of car chases.



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Constantine - (2005 movie) image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0360486/
https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/constantine

A man deports half-demons back to hell in an attempt to bribe his way into heaven, but an escalation in their activities draws him into a greater struggle.

A phenomenal movie from many angles.



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Deadpool & Wolverine - (2024 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6263850/
https://www.marvel.com/movies/deadpool-and-wolverine

Wolverine's death begins the collapse of his timeline/universe, which Deadpool takes offense to when he learns about it, so he kidnaps a different Wolverine for a team-up to rescue it.

Adequate.



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Darkness of Man - (2024 movie) image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23173980/

A police officer dates a single mom and ends up becoming a vigilante to be the guardian of someone else's kid.

While it's watchable, bad neo-noir is bad.



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Not related to The Break Up Artist - (2009 movie)

The Breakup Artist - (2004 movie) image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338812/

Following the drama of several relationships, especially a serial-dater.

Understated but riveting; recommended. I wonder if there's a decent quality copy out there.

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  • Inappropriately-rated, this doesn't have much of anything close to R-rated, and what came close could have been adjusted slightly without changing anything. It's odd they didn't lean into that R-rating.



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The Manchurian Candidate - (2004 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368008/

Soldiers return from a tour with Gulf War syndrome, PTSD, and nightmares that turn out to be true.



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57 Seconds - (2023 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18083578/
https://theavenue.film/movies/57-seconds

Time crystals allow a bumbling white male to go back in time, and he uses it to gamble, date a gold digger, and seek revenge on big pharma.

Painfully mid.



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Scorched Earth - (2018 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2392748/

Although survivors of a ruined world struggle to survive, many turn to evil and are subject to being hunted for a bounty.

Straightforward and fair. Weakly-recommended. Gina Carano has great physics.



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Automata - (2015 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1971325/

A robotics insurance investigator learns their parts are being stolen and swapped.

I've nothing to complain about; it's fair over all.

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  • Original title: Autómata



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