Tag: march 2024
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Odds & Ends: March 2024
Notes from the last month.
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‘Come Drink with Me’: An Essential Wuxia Thriller
It also memorably features Cheng Pei-pei playing who many consider cinema’s first woman action heroine.
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Misadventurers
‘Problemista’ and ‘The Sweet East,’ reviewed.
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Boo-Ya!
On ‘Jackie Brown.’
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‘Bandidas’ is Just Effective Enough to Do Its Dream Pairing Justice
Salma Hayek and Penélope Cruz, together at last.
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Guitar Hero Marnie Stern, Back and Better Than Ever, is Coming to Tacoma
The guitar god just put out her first album in a decade. Now, she’s hitting the road.
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‘Tótem’ is Moving Without Being Mawkish
Lila Avilés’ emotional second feature wisely doesn’t give into the melodramatic possibilities its gutting story poses.
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‘The Doll Squad’: An Inept Spy Thriller with an Undeniable Vision
Ted V. Mikels’ 1973 movie squanders its early promise, but it at least has the intriguing germ of an idea ‘Charlie’s Angels’ would soon improve on.