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Jason and the Argonauts

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  • Title: Jason and the Argonauts
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A larger than life summer blockbuster a decade before the idea even existed, 1963’s fantasy epic has something for everyone. Adapted from the Greek epic poem, our story follows Jason (Todd Armstrong) and his band of soldiers on the quest to find and retrieve the Golden Fleece from remote kingdom of Colchis at the end of the world. Jason’s quest is spurred by his need for justice and  his plans to retake the throne of Thessaly stolen by Pelias (Douglas Wilmer) who murdered its king and the rest of Jason’s family.

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Hercules

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  • Title: Hercules (1997)
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Although generally well thought of today, Hercules met with mixed reactions when it hit theaters in 1997 underperforming at the box office. The film felt some criticism for its animation, its Disney-fication of the Greek myth simplifying and removing the darker elements of Hercules’ story, and irreverent humor in what was partially inspired by classic Hollywood screwball comedies.

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Only God Forgives

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  • Title: Only God Forgives
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I don’t know that I’ve ever watched a more beautiful but empty film than Nicolas Winding Refn‘s 2013 thriller Only God Forgives which throughout every immaculately staged shot and beautifully lit scene feels like marionettes dragged around the screen by a director who refuses to let his actors, or their characters, have any agency of their own.

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The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

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  • Title: The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
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1968’s The 7th Voyage of Sinbad is a fantasy epic starring Kerwin Mathews in the title role of the ship captain, and heir of Bagdad, who is tricked by the sorcerer Sokurah (Torin Thatcher) to return to a cursed island with a Cyclops after the wizard shrinks Sinbad‘s love Princess Parisa (Kathryn Grant) and suggests the only cure can be found there. What Sokurah is really after, however, is a magic lamp and the power of its genie (Richard Eyer).

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Música

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  • Title: Música
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I don’t know if writer/director Rudy Mancuso‘s 2024 coming of age romance ever fully lives up to its potential, getting lost in the latter half in an unconvincing love triangle and deciding puppets rather than music is the core to our quirky leading man, but it’s undeniable that at its best moments Música soars.

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