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Review: Empire of Light

Posted on February 22, 2023 by philipbrasor

Having worked in a movie theater shortly before those years in which Empire of Light is set, I can attest to the accuracy of its depiction of how films were presented to paying customers at the time, not to mention … Continue reading →

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Review: 1917

Posted on February 14, 2020 by philipbrasor

Most bets were on Sam Mendes’s World War I epic to take the Best Picture Oscar at last week’s Academy Awards ceremony, but no one seems to be griping that he was robbed. I guess that most people who saw … Continue reading →

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April 2011 movies

Posted on April 1, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the April 2011 issue of EL Magazine, covering films released in Tokyo from late March to mid-April. Two of the movies printed in the magazine, Battle: Los Angeles and Countdown to Zero, … Continue reading →

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