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The Night Clerk (2020)

Decent thriller

[7/10 · 29 February 2020]

Good cast and nice narrative buildup, slowly brewing. Works fine.

Don Verdean (2015)

A hidden gem

[9/10 · 26 January 2016]

I thoroughly enjoyed this film. It is uniquely funny, and even totally hilarious when Jemaine Clement lavishes his Hebrew brogue on the viewer. The movie is a universe in itself, and not just the story of one man Donald Verdean, a preacher turned conman. The whole Mid-West or Bible Belt is caricatured in such a way that you can only smile at the fondness contained in the implied criticism. It is never mean. Jared Hess rules! I'd been a fan since NAPOLEON DYNAMITE. I relish the sight of his little tribe, starting with Rockwell and Clement, and the way those guys make you believe in second degree, totally unbelievable tales. Way to go!

Good Kill (2014)

Asks all the right questions

[8/10 · 5 April 2015]

I thought this movie was thought-provoking. Good writing. Great cinematography. Hawke is perfect. And so is January Jones. Andrew Nichol's directing is flawless. Instinctively, you know what the good kill is when you encounter the rapist for the first time. Kravitz' daughter is beyond words, making the most of a smallish part. Looking forward to seeing her again in something else. To sum it up, a movie well-worth watching. Could be the first of many in our remote-control wars, in which drone pilots actually get higher military rewards than men in the combat zones. But drone strikes will continue happening, as Bruce Greenwood's character explains, because right now there doesn't seem to be any other way. The film makes the CIA the bad guy, while the image of the army remains intact. Hard dilemmas...