Tag Archives: Josh Brolin

Review: Maldoror and Weapons

Posted on November 28, 2025 by philipbrasor

The theme of the cop or private eye whose approach to cases is obsessive to the point of psychosis is a potent one in that its subject is someone whose demand for justice goes beyond reasonable limits. The most obvious … Continue reading →

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Review: Only the Brave

Posted on June 23, 2018 by philipbrasor

Though stuffed to the gills with macho signifiers and the sentimentalized homoerotic comradeship of men in peril, this action film about the job of forest firefighting is notable for the way it incorporates the minutiae of the job into a … Continue reading →

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May 2013 movies

Posted on April 25, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the May issue of EL Magazine, which is being distributed in Tokyo today. Ek Tha Tiger Former documentary filmmaker Kabir Khan has become successful in Bollywood with socially charged subjects that don’t … Continue reading →

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