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Ip Man
Not every action movie needs to reinvent the wheel, but Ip Man manages to feel fresh anyway, thanks largely to Wilson Yip’s confident direction. Even the marketing knew what it had: the tagline “The celebrated Kung Fu master of Bruce Lee.” sets the mood before a single frame plays. Strip away the craft and the…
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Seven Samurai
There are films you watch once and forget, and then there’s Seven Samurai — a 1954 action from director Akira Kurosawa that has kept audiences talking long after the credits roll. “Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!” That’s the line the studio chose to sell the film, and it doesn’t oversell it by much. The setup…