jpAug 1, 2025
“There is no situation you cannot turn to your advantage.” Unless you're in Redbelt, where Mamet’s stoic fighter navigates a morally rigged system with only dialogue and discipline. A minimalist martial arts parable from cinema’s tersest tactician.
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Verbal Jiu-Jitsu: Narrative Austerity in Mamet’s Redbelt

Redbelt (2008) may not be David Mamet’s best, but it is an intriguing showcase of his sharpest traits and, more importantly, demonstrates that a gifted filmmaker can elevate any genre. Mamet doesn’…

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jpJul 24, 2025
PRETTY THING (2025) tries to be a feminist Fatal Attraction but forgets the attraction part. No sex, no suspense, no payoff—just a limp narrative wrapped in latex-thin provocation.
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Pretty Thing (2025)

Erotic thrillers used to be the domain of neo-noir sleaze, where lust was lethal and ice cubes had narrative weight. Pretty Thing, by contrast, plays it so safe that it might as well be wearing the…

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