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Le Samurai and the art of silence – review
Bryce joined me for a review and discussion of Jean-Pierre Melville’s “Le Samuraï.” Sam’s score = 8/10 Read more
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Armour of God (1986) Review
Greg joined me to review Jackie Chan’s “Armour of God,” which is also known as “Operation Condor 2” for confusing reasons even though it came out long before the “first” “Operation Condor,” which is actually a sequel to this movie… don’t bother trying to make sense of that mess. score = 7/10 Read more
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Man of Tai Chi (2013) Review
Greg joined me for a review and discussion of Keanu Reeves’ martial arts directorial debut “Man of Tai Chi.” Score = 7/10 Read more
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You’re Wrong About Warfare (2025) -Review & Analysis
Grey joined me for a review and discussion of Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s “Warfare,” the most misunderstood film of 2025. We dispel some of the misconceptions surrounding the film and analyze the film’s themes in addition reviewing the movie as a whole. Sam’s score = 8/10 Grey’s score = 8.5/10 Read more
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How to Craft the Perfect Car Chase
A video essay examining the construction and execution of the car chase sequence and a tribute to the best car chases throughout cinema history. This video essay includes footage from The Seven-Ups, Vanishing Point, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry, Shadows in an Empty Room, Bullitt, Gone in 60 Seconds, Mad Max, The Road Warrior, Fury Road, Read more
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Why John McTiernan Disappeared for 20 Years & Tracking Down His Lost Documentary
John McTiernan directed Predator and Die Hard back-to-back as his second and third films. He would make several other films over the next few years before stopping abruptly in 2003 after Basic. The reason for his disappearance and why he hasn’t made another movie in the 20 years since is a big, complicated affair. This Read more
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True Detective Season 2 Deserves More Respect
“True Detective: Season 2” earned a reputation as one of the most disastrous follow-up seasons to an acclaimed TV show to ever hit the air. This video breaks down why it failed and why it is secretly far better than its terrible reception would indicate. Read more
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The Top 100 Best Action Movies Ever Made
The full list is available below the video and on Letterboxd. Read more
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The Best Films of 2023
At the time I made my 2023 recap video, I had only seen eight or so films released in 2023, so I instead ranked best films released any time that I watched for the first time in 2023. You can find that video below, but now that I’ve seen way, way, way more films released Read more
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Jackie Chan Does NOT Do All His Own Stunts, or the Perils of Stunt Double Erasure
I’ve been a vocal Jackie Chan superfan on this channel for years, so a video essay about Jackie Chan using stunt doubles and not doing all of his own stunts is certainly not something I had planned on making. Just to reiterate once more, I love all of the films discussed in the video. Stunt Read more
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