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DLM Challenge Movies 71-80

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Movie 90 of 366:

Ghostheads (Brendan Martens, 2016)

Doc not just about Ghostbuster fandom but also eye opening about the therapeutic nature of cosplay and fandom in general.  One chick actually overcame her alcoholism trading an unhealthy addiction for a much better one. Pretty cool.

Verdict: Liked It

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Movie 89 of 366:

Sneakerheadz (David T. Friendly & Mick Partridge, 2015)

Traces the growth of sneakers from sports shoes in the 70s and 80s to now being status symbols and in some cases high fashion.

Verdict: Liked It/Loved It

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Movie 88 of 366:

Stretch and Bobbito: Radio that Changed Lives (Bobbito Garcia, 2015)

Excellent doc on the Stretch and Bobbito radio show, the underground hip hop show that introduced us to many hip hop’s greatest  before they even had record deals.  Makes you wish you were hanging out with them in the radio station snapping jokes about anything and everything.

Verdict: Loved It

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Movie 87 of 366:

Big Pun: The Legacy (Vlad Yudin, 2007)

Documentary about rapper Big Pun that breaks down his influence on the world of hip hop., going through his catalog and his personal life.  Visually much more flashy and fun than the other Pun doc.  Another must watch for Pun fans and hip hop fans period.  Stands as the ultimate monument to his...legacy.

Verdict: Loved It

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Movie 86 of 366:

Big Pun: Still Not A Player (Fat Joe, 2002)

Documentary of Christopher Rios a.k.a. Big Pun, known in the mainstream for “I Ain’t A Player”, known among hip hop as one of the greatest rappers of all time.   A very stripped down, personal, in depth look at his life, from childhood abuse to his own abusive behavior later in life.  A collection of interviews from people who knew him best from family to friends to Fat Joe himself.  

Verdict: Liked It

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Movie 85 of 366:

Paid In Full (Charles Stone III, 2002)

Entertaining NY tale of drug dealers in the pre-crack era portion of the 80s.  Gets into daily life of the city, with Harlem standing out as more of a character than most of the actual characters.  

Love the hip hop cameos from Angie Martinez, Salaam Remi, Damon Dash, etc.  

The weak acting is the only thing that holds this one back.  Fails to illicit enough emotion at pivotal moments.  

Worth a watch for the history.

Verdict: Meh

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Movie 84 of 366:

Nas: Time is Illmatic (One9, 2014)

Documentary about Nas and everything leading to his immortal Illmatic album.  Highlights what was so special about Nas’s background and his album, still hailed today as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. A must see for hip hop fans.

Verdict: Liked It/Loved It

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Movie 83 of 366:

Internal Affairs (Mike Figgis, 1990)

Another gripping dirty cop drama, with great performances all around, most notably, Richard Gere, the villain you can’t help but love.  Andy Garcia, William Baldwin, Laurie Metcalf and Nancy Travis round out the cast well and keep the drama and action going in a genuinely enticing story.

Verdict: Liked It

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Movie 82 of 366:

Rampart (Oren Moverman, 2011)

If you’re a James Ellroy fan (as I am), you won’t be disappointed at him for penning this down to Earth LAPD dirty cop drama.  

Woody Harrelson rules the screen and navigates his characters descent into his seedy world as well as the all star cast with no weak links, from Robin Wright Penn to Allison Brie to Sigourney Weaver and even Ice Cube.  Easily as good as any James Ellroy stories and Woody breathes life into a character you are equal parts drawn to, repulsed by and at times, weep for.

Verdict: Loved It

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Movie 81 of 366:

Cobra (George P. Cosmatos, 1986)

Classic cop movie plot with stylish visuals that make it look more like a comic book movie than your run of the mill drama.  Not much depth to it but it’s a fun ride with great cinematography. 

Brigitte Nielsen is gorgeous in her heyday, Brian Thompson has a great face for villainy and Stallone, is well, his Stalloney self.

Verdict: Liked It

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Movie 80 of 366:

Can’t Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police (Andy Grieve & Lauren Lazin, 2012)

Works well as a biopic of the Police.  Andy Summers is, to me, the least interesting member of the Police, no disrespect, and some of the scenes of his everyday life were boring, HOWEVER the stories of his journey, from swinging London to the rise and fall of the Police and his marriage, divorce and remarriage to the love his life, all while  showing off his photography and his narration were spectacular.  There’s even a great scene of him singing a Police song in a Japanese karaoke bar with some surprised ecstatic fans.

Verdict: Liked It

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Movie 79 of 366:

Jason Bourne (Paul Greengrass, 2016)

Lovely return to form for the Bourne series after stumbling with Legacy and further establishing it’s place as the American Bond, a 007 of the paranoid post 9/11 age.  It continues the struggle of Bourne and the agencies dealing with him in an organic way.  Alicia Vikander, Tommy Lee Jones and Vincent Cassel step up into the now archetypal Bourne roles of the good agent, bad agent and Bourne’s foil.  Seeing Julia Stiles back was very cool and Riz Ahmed was great as the Silicon Valley CEO. Oh and there’s a flashback scene with amazing de-aging as good as that done on RDJ in Cap Civil War. Seriously that technology is getting amazingly good.

Verdict: Liked It

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Movie 78 of 366:

American Ultra (Nima Nourizadeh, 2015)

Cool concept of a Jason Bourne thriller if Jason was a pothead.  The action is good, especially the climactic grocery store battle.  You never realize how dangerous your average Walmart is until this scene.  Kristin Stewart is sexy as all hell and Connie Britton brings dramatic weight as Mike’s surrogate mother.

Verdict: Meh/Liked It

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Movie 77 of 366:

Black Mass (Scott Cooper, 2015)

Johnny Depp is vicious and nearly unrecognizable in a career high performance.  The film itself is a bit sloppy in its flow, but Depp’s performance is more than enough reason to watch.

Spotlight Performances:

Depp, duh.

Joel Edgerton, ever the lovable hardass

Benedict Cumberbatch plays up the struggle with his relatively straight laced life and his blind-eye loyalty to his criminal brother, and pulls off a decent Boston accent.

Peter Sarsgaard as Brian Halloran, the sympathetic fuck up

Juno Temple is trashy, naive and tragic

Verdict: Liked It

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Movie 76 of 366:

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (Michael Bay, 2016)

Entertaining military thriller which is exciting in Bay’s dynamic if hollow visual style, while still acknowledging the gravity of the real life situation and casualties. 

Performance Spotlights to:

John Krasinki as Jack Silva, displaying his Hollywood leading man potential

Pablo Schreiber as Kris “Tanto” Paronto being equal parts charm, comic relief and dramatic weight.

Verdict: Liked It

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Movie 75 of 366:

Everybody Wants Some!! (Richard Linklater, 2016)

Hypnotic in Linklater’s usual meandering style that finds the interesting in the seemingly mundane.  Lives up to being a spiritual sequel to Dazed and Confused, trading the last day of school in the 70s with the first day of college in the 80s.  And like Dazed, it’s unclear what the point of any of it is, but definitely warrants rewatchability (if that’s a word) with it’s slice of life dialogue and dope soundtrack.

Verdict: Liked It

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