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A Better Tomorrow (1986)

October 7, 2025 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

My John Woo spell check keeps autocorrecting subtle to submachine gun

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1980s, 1986, a better tomorrow, action, asia, chow yun-fat, film review, gang war, hong kong, hong kong action, john woo, leslie cheung, lung ti, money forging, movie review

His Motorbike, Her Island (1986)

May 7, 2025 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Men who love motorcycles and the women they hope love them as well

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1980s, 1986, comedy, his motorbike her island, Ikuo Sekimoto, japan, motorcycle, movie review, Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, romantic comedy, romcom, twentysomething

… And The Pursuit of Happiness (1986)

June 21, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

The immigrant experience, abridged

Posted in ReviewsTagged ...and the pursuit of happiness, 1980s, 1986, capitalism, documentary, immigration, louis malle, movie review, us immigrant

Working Girls (1986)

June 13, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Sex work really is work

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1980s, 1986, amanda goodwin, david van tiegham, deborah banks, ellen mcelduff, lizzie borden, movie review, new york city, prostitution, richard leacock, sandra kay, sex work, sex worker, working girls

The Green Ray (1986)

October 7, 2021 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Can travel plans and self-love be found during one sad summer?

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1980s, 1986, drama, eric rohmer, euro, france, frances ha, loneliness, marie riviere, single life, summer, summer vacation
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