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Looks can be deceiving. At first inspection, "Humint" appears to be an exciting, action-packed spy thriller. Indeed, in the opening and closing scenes it is, but the lull between action and excitement takes up the majority of this film's length. In short, it's predominantly a rather depressing, uninteresting interpersonal tale that fails to engage with the viewer. In summary, a film that doesn't know whether it's an action flick or an interpersonal drama and ends up being neither. Not reccomended.recommended.…

Looks can be deceiving. At first inspection, "Humint" appears to be an exciting, action-packed spy thriller. Indeed, in the opening and closing scenes it is, but the lull between action and excitement takes up the majority of this film's length. In short, it's predominantly a rather depressing, uninteresting interpersonal tale that fails to engage with the viewer. In summary, a film that doesn't know whether it's an action flick or an interpersonal drama and ends up being neither. Not reccomended.…

  I've never seen a telling of the Old World Gods (the Olympians) from a Japanese viewpoint before this film, and I see similarities to known tales. Our story begins with a foul deed being done upon our young main character, Arion, and we were not told why as of yet, but hopefully soon.   The animation is just as I remember 80s & 90s Anime to be, eg. DragonBall w/Son Goku & A Wind Named Amnesia, it's just so raw and in your face, along with the fluidity of the character's motions and also the beast within our story. Hades is the true master of Lies and Deception in our story, as far as…

**_A paraplegic mogul hires gunmen to take out the town tamer_** What I like about this obscure B&W Western is that it’s adult-oriented and throws in some unique bits. It’s different and artistic enough to stand out. James Craig stars as the antihero, which shows that Spaghetti Westerns didn’t invent that kind of protagonist (far from it). The difference is that Craig’s Sabin is an interesting character and not a self-serving one-dimensional caricature. Beautiful Martha Vickers plays the faithful blonde wife of the wheelchair bound villain (Paul Richards). She was 34 duri…

“The Sheriff” is one of those indie action films that immediately makes you appreciate what a filmmaker can do with limited resources. You feel right away that Director Josh Tessier has a background in stunts, because the action sequences have a physicality and intention that a lot of similar films just don’t. It’s gritty, raw, and has that lingering tone that sticks with you after the credits roll. Visually, it leans into a neo-Western style, with wide-angle closeups, textured lighting, and grounded location shooting that give the world a sense of authenticity. The inclusion of more styliz…

I haven't enjoyed a movie this much in a long time. It was a great story, well balance balanced with humor, excitement, joy, and sadness. The amazing visuals didn't override a great story, nor did they go for too-long moments of visual poetic splendor. And I'm so glad that Rocky wasn't another 'cute' alien.…

There’s too much dialogue here, but still you don’t have to be gay for it to resonate. “Carlos” (Nicholas Di Prima) is loitering amidst the tomes in Barnes & Noble trying to pluck up the courage to go and talk to one of the staff. He knows “Milo” (Jackson Beard) from class but he’s just too anxious to go say hello. Meantime, his friend “Ari” - yes, after Miss Grande herself (Zephaniah Terry) manages a bit of legerdemain with the man to confirm that “Carlos” is theoretically in with a shout and so issues him with an ultimatum. The shop closes in half an hour and so that’s how long he has to app…

There is something really quite macabre about this animation. The story finds a young boy grieving for his recently deceased mother, as does his father who seems incapable of leaving their damp-ridden house. To add to the woes of young “Joe” - their dog “Jake” also doesn’t look long for the world. Despite having been repeatedly assured that his mum’s passing was peaceful, events occur towards the conclusion that make the young man wonder if that were really true. These characters look eerily like really malnourished dolls, and with the audio of the relentless rain augmenting the sparing dialog…

Well we had the “Huggetts” and the French “Monsieur Hulot” so I suppose it only fair that the Americans got “Mr. Hobbs” to have his own version of the family holiday from hell. All he (James Stewart) actually wants to do is head to the beach with wife “Peggy” (Maureen O’Hara) and spend some quality time doing nothing at all. She, on the other hand, sees this as an ideal opportunity to assemble their entire family, and that includes two grandchildren as well! “Roger” is frankly horrified at the prospect as he hasn’t much by the way of paternal instinct and his children range from 10-18 as well …

This is based, very loosely, on the real-life shenanigans of Benjamin Siegel - aka “Bugsy” (Warren Beatty) as he evolves from small time, womanising, brute to aspiring property developer in an embryonic Las Vegas just as the Hoover Dam was coming on-stream with copious amounts of cheap electricity. Along the way, he ditches his wife and children as he falls hook, line and sinker for would-be actress Virginia Hill (Annette Bening) whose patience he is soon testing with his behaviour and a cavalier attitude that is likely to see him end up in deep trouble. Things eventually come to an head when …