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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 2.5

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)

 Dimitri A.C. Ly  September 4, 2014  Leave a Comment on Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)

Robert Rodriguez once mentioned that he likes to pace his movies for the video market, expecting viewers to forgo the overall narrative experience and…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 3.0

Machete (2010)

 Dimitri A.C. Ly  August 22, 2012  4 Comments on Machete (2010)

Based on the mock trailer featured at the beginning of Grindhouse (2007), Robert Rodriguez’ Machete captures and reproduces every idiosyncratic detail of the exploitation…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 3.5

The Eye (2008)

 Dimitri A.C. Ly  September 21, 2011  5 Comments on The Eye (2008)

Based on the Chinese-Thai ghost story Jian Gui (2002) by brothers Oxide and Danny Pang, The Eye is a rare American remake that improves…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 5.0

Sin City (2005)

 Dimitri A.C. Ly  April 11, 2005  Leave a Comment on Sin City (2005)

It seems everyone’s forgotten about Warren Beatty’s Dick Tracy (1990). I’m not surprised, mind you. I found the film excruciatingly boring. It was a…

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