I do think, “You want to be a big cop in a small town? Fuck off up the model village!” is one of the all time great lines of cinema.

Or firing into the air and shouting "Aaaaaaaagh".

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The Way of the Samurai is found in death. Meditation on inevitable death should be performed daily. Every day when one’s body and mind are at peace, one should meditate upon being ripped apart by arrows, rifles, spears, and swords. Being carried away by surging waves. Being thrown into the midst of a great fire.…

Among the maxims on Lord Naoshige’s wall, there was this one: “Matters of great concern should be treated lightly.” Master Ittei commented, “Matters of small concern should be treated seriously.”

When one has made a decision to kill a person, even if it will be very difficult to succeed by advancing straight ahead, it will not do to think about doing it in a long, roundabout way. One’s heart may slacken, he may miss his chance, and by and large there will be no success. The Way of the Samurai is one of…

Even if one’s head were to be suddenly cut off, he should be able to do one more action with certainty. With martial valor, if one becomes like a revengeful ghost and shows great determination, though his head is cut off, he should not die.

Movie aside (which I rather liked), it has one of the greatest, most propulsive teaser trailers of all time:

Eva Green pretty much rules whatever she is in. 

Margaret is such a masterpiece. Every element is a masterclass. The performances, the flow, the look of it, the rhythm, the sound. Everything. It’s not a flashy film; but every moment is compelling and wrenching. No one fills in the blanks of human life on screen better than Kenneth Lonergan.

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In my youth watching Tom and Jerry re-runs after school there was a momentous and unforgettable moment when Jerry used a bra as a parachute and you could clearly see the nipples were at attention.

He just wants his kids back.

“At one point, they shoot a rectal exam from the rectum’s perspective. It may be the defining image of a film so far up its own ass.”

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I absolutely loved this film! The way the audience participation swells and grows into its own spectacle was something beautiful to behold. I also really enjoyed how Roman’s confidence created a degree of literal theatre to push the political theatre of the prison’s power structure further and further into the…

I’m Canadian also, and have heard of these people, but only just.

I made an effort to find out, and I was none the wiser.

In Canada I thought that was The Rebel.