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8 Winds (2021)
A Reflection on the State of Affairs
Dan Coplan's 8 Winds is a contemporary masterpiece, yet it is underappreciated by the masses. This 2021 release can be viewed as a cinematic relative of Samuel Fuller's Pickup on South Street and Roman Polanski's Chinatown. All three films give its audience a look inside the veil of both big business and government. From the opening lines between two villainous characters in Southern California saying "control the water, you control the economy" you immediately know that you are in for an expose on the state of power.
Mr. Coplan, who wrote, directed and starred in this movie, takes the viewer for a deep dive into the "Post-Truth Era" which has engulfed American politics for the nearly last decade. By setting the film against the backdrop of Russian interference, it is hard not to see how this film reflected on the 2016 U. S. Presidential Election and foresaw aspects of the current Russian-Ukraine war. Moreover, in about nine months, voters in the United States will be going to the polls to choose how collectively we want this country to be governed. As we reflect on the state of democracy, 8 Winds is the perfect film for our own moral contemplations on our current state of affairs.
My Son Hunter (2022)
It had the opposite effect on me
I liked the film. Although, it had the opposite effect on me compared to the intended audience this was made for. I left feeling sympathy for Hunter as opposed to hostility and indifference. It's a good B-Movie and nothing more. Robert Davi can direct a good film, but it falls short in certain sequences. I felt the scene in the limousine should have been edited more throughly compared to one big scene. I applaud all the craftspeople who worked on this film, but it is certainly a B-Movie in the RKO sense of limited sets and a non-thoughtful script. This was not the political thriller I expected.
Comanche blanco (1968)
A quality film which needed something more.
Despite its quality editing, this pseudo remake of HIGH NOON and THE SEARCHERS falls a bit flat. One can imagine that if it had a stronger leading man and script this film would be an instant classic.
Winchester (2018)
One of the best Australian films
This film is one of the best imports from Australia in recent years!