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Jonah - (2024 movie) image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19773302/

Two low-budget filmmakers take on the story of a supposedly-abducted child who was returned a cripple.

It’s quite good as a drama but ultimately unsatisfying as anything else. The final strides of it do not work.



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Omni Loop - (2024 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28150132/
https://www.magpictures.com/omniloop

A dying woman does drugs and hallucinates that she’s a time traveller.

A tight time-loop movie that’s slow and mediocre.

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  • Not actually science fiction
  • Not actually a comedy



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Ronin - (1998 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
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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Unbreakable - (2000 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217869/

An everyman is stalked by an unusual comic book collector who tries to convince him of his greatness.

Patient and coaxing; wonderful from many angles.

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  • Not inspired by any particular comic book, but on the idea itself.

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Constantine - (2005 movie) image

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(on Wikipedia)
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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(on Wikipedia)
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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(on Wikipedia)
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 Last Mercenary - (2021 movie) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12808182/

The removal of the special immunity on a young man triggers a series of events which summons his father for help.

It’s a comedy in that there is a bunch of overacting. It’s adequate bubblegum, and I’m glad to see Jean-Claude Van Damme again.

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  • Original title: Le dernier mercenaire



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