Whatever their quality, the Coen brothers' pictures usually tend to include two distinct ingredients, which sometimes overlap: a considerable amount of bloody, sometimes gratuitous violence, and a certain sneering contempt for the audience. They often occupy an invulnerable position, implying an additional disdain for their work, which deflects criticism - ...
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tessa said:
Not the best film I have seen, but what may be seen as drab and depressing scenery actually well depicts rochester as it is the majority of the...
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Tommy said:
hahahaha...Oh Dayna, I dont know you, and I certainly did not see this movie, but this review is one of the best I have read in a long long time!
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karen said:
Inglourious Basterds is a visually and aurally gorgeous film, with remarkable performances. Too bad these are in the service of vengeance,...
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