Eric J - Review
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For a Few Dollars More (1965)
Per qualche dollaro in più
★ 8.5 321 ratings
赛尔乔·莱昂内 actor: 克林特·伊斯特伍德 / 李·范·克里夫 …
other title: 석양의 건맨 / 夕陽のガンマン …
Two bounty hunters both pursue a brutal and sadistic bandit El Indio who has a massive bounty on his head.
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Thief (1981)
Thief
★ 7.6 36 ratings
Michael Mann actor: 詹姆斯·肯恩 / Tuesday Weld …
other title: 비정의 거리 / Ladrão Profissional …
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.
Watched
May 26, 2026
Giving this a half-star bump up on rewatch.

What a fucking ending!

The 4k looks great - those streets! those cars! that lighting! - and Tangerine Dream really lays it down.

(Shout-out and thank you to my good friend Jesse for such a lovely prize.)
May 26, 2026 Review Three Reviews - a review of Thief
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A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
Per un pugno di dollari
★ 7.9 440 ratings
赛尔乔·莱昂内 actor: 克林特·伊斯特伍德 / 吉安·玛丽亚·沃隆特 …
other title: 荒野大镖客 / Per un pugno di dollari …
The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.
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House (1977)
HOUSE ハウス
★ 7.8 136 ratings
大林宣彦 actor: 池上季实子 / 大场久美子 …
other title: 鬼怪屋 / HOUSE ハウス …
Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip to the countryside to visit her aunt at their ancestral house. She invites her six friends, Prof, Melody, Mac, Fantasy, Kung Fu, and Sweet, to join her. The girls soon discover that there is more to the old house than meets the eye.
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Virus (1980)
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布鲁诺·马泰 actor: Margit Evelyn Newton / 佛朗哥·加罗法洛 …
other title: 地狱活死人 / 可怕的地方 …
A rat causes a chemical leak at a Papua New Guinea research facility, leading a group of eco-terrorists to demand the closure of all facilities. When a team of Interpol commandos are enlisted to eliminate the terrorists, they find themselves embroiled in a zombie outbreak.
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The Goonies (1985)
The Goonies
★ 6.7 38 ratings
理查德·唐纳 actor: 西恩·奥斯汀 / 乔什·布洛林 …
other title: 구니스 / グーニーズ …
A young teenager named Mikey Walsh finds an old treasure map in his father's attic. Hoping to save their homes from demolition, Mikey and his friends Data Wang, Chunk Cohen, and Mouth Devereaux run off on a big quest to find the secret stash of Pirate One-Eyed Willie.
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Persona (1966)
Persona
★ 8.9 374 ratings
Ingmar Bergman actor: Bibi Andersson / Liv Ullmann …
other title: 페르소나 / 仮面/ペルソナ …
A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer.
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Possession (1981)
Possession
★ 8.1 415 ratings
Andrzej Żuławski actor: 伊莎贝尔·阿佳妮 / 山姆·尼尔 …
other title: Possessão / La posesión …
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.
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Bob the Gambler (1956)
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★ 7.0 43 ratings
让-皮埃尔·梅尔维尔 actor: 罗杰·杜切斯尼 / 伊莎贝拉·科瑞 …
other title: 赌徒鲍伯 / Bob le flambeur …
In Paris, Bob Montagne is practically synonymous with gambling -- and winning. He is kind, classy and well-liked by virtually everyone in town, including police inspector Ledru. However, when Bob's luck turns sour, he begins to lose friends and makes the most desperate gamble of his life: to rob the Deauville casino during Grand Prix weekend, when the vaults are full. Unfortunately, Bob soon learns that the game is rigged and the cops are on to him.
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Scales (2019)
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沙哈德·阿米恩 actor: Basima Hajjar / Yagoub Alfarhan …
other title: 天平 / Sayidat Al Bahr …
Hayat, a 12-year-old strong-willed girl, lives in a poor fishing village governed by dark tradition, in which every family must give away a daughter to the sea creatures who inhabit the waters near by. In turn, the sea creatures are hunted by the men of the village. Saved from this ordeal by her father, Hayat is outcasted by her village and considered a curse. But Hayat never surrenders. When Hayat’s mother gives birth to her new-born brother, Hayat must accept the brutal custom by sacrificing herself to these creatures or find a way to escape.
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Ieodo (1977)
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★ 6.5 6 ratings
金绮泳 actor: 李花诗 / 金正哲 …
other title: 异鱼岛 / 이어도 …
A company hopes to open a spa hotel named after Ieodo, a mythical island inhabited by the souls of drowned sailors. During a study trip to the proposed location of the hotel, a journalist disappears under mysterious circumstances. One of the contractors goes to Ieodo's neighboring island, populated by widows of the dead sailors, to unravel the mystery.