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the pink panther saves the world (film: The Pink Panther Strikes Again – Blake Edwards, 1976)

‘The Pink Panther Strikes Again‘ (1976) is the fifth film in the original series of films directed and written (most of them) by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers as Inspector Jacques Clouseau. I can forgive the Edwards-Sellers couple anything, … Continue reading

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identity games (film: Hit Man – Richard Linklater, 2023)

I always look forward to the films of Richard Linklater, whom I consider one of the most interesting American filmmakers. His films manage to bring to the screens novel landscapes of American reality and characters that involve their viewers. His … Continue reading

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undoing wrongs (film: En liberté! – Pierre Salvadori, 2018)

‘En liberte!‘, The 2018 French comedy directed by Pierre Salvadori, opens with a scene that seems to be taken from an action movie with super-cops made in the 60s. The scene, in which a brave policeman neutralizes a large crowd … Continue reading

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a job well done (film: Den of Thieves – Christian Gudegast, 2018)

‘Den of Thieves‘ belongs to the category of action movies that I like for two reasons: it’s well done and it doesn’t pretend to be anything else. From the first scene to the end, the film with which Christian Gudegast … Continue reading

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