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Full of Gracenew
The plot makes this film sounds like a cheap romantic fantasy, contrived to make a chunk of change off wistful women pushing 40. In fact, p.s. is a character-driven drama, concerned more with its protagonist's emotional life than with her romantic one.
Mad Cownew
Numerous auteur directors have been inspired by David Lynch. Takashi Miike is one of the few who not only get Lynch's sense of surrealism but also seem to understand his sense of humor.
The Passion of the Goynew
This film's subject matter -- a standoff in World War II Berlin -- is relevant, and it may serve as a balm for many, yet the film itself often resorts to heavy-handedness.
